Harry Reasoner: A Life in the News (Focus on American History Series) by Daniel, Douglass K

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New. Harry Reasoner was one of the most trusted and well-liked journalists of the golden age of network television news. Whether anchoring the evening newscast on CBS in the 1960s or on ABC in the 1970s, providing in-depth reporting on 60 Minutes, or hosting numerous special programs covering civil rights struggles, the Vietnam War, and Watergate, Reasoner had "that almost mystical quality it seems to take for good television reporting, exuding this atmosphere of truth and believability," in the words of Walter Cronkite. Yet his reassuring manner and urbane, often witty, on-air persona masked a man who was far more complex and contradictory. Though gifted with the intelligence and drive to rise to the top of his profession, Reasoner was regarded by many colleagues as lazy and self-indulgent, a man who never achieved his full potential despite his many accomplishments. Harry Reasoner: A Life in the News covers the entire sweep of this enigmatic journalist's life and career.… Read More

Univ of Texas Pr, 2009. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 270 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.75 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. Harry Reasoner was one of the most trusted and well-liked journalists of the golden age of network television news. He anchored the evening newscast on CBS in the 1960s or on ABC in the 1970s and provided in-depth reporting on "60 Minutes", and hosted numerous special programs covering civil rights struggles, the Vietnam War, and Watergate.

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