How TV Covered Death Of President Kennedy…Broadcasting Magazine
On December 1, 2016
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How TV Covered Death Of President Kennedy…Broadcasting Magazine
Here is the The December 2, 1963 issue of Broadcasting, which includes an article over 10 pages deep (starts on page 36) that gives us a rare look at how the networks swung into action after receiving the news from Dallas.
The main article covers many of the details and back stories of the efforts at ABC, CBS and NBC to get their news departments and crews up and running for this marathon coverage. There are also other single articles on associated stories, like “The Dimension President Kennedy Added To Television”, which is a tribute to his use of TV in all of his campaigns and in his press conferences. -Bobby Ellerbee
I took a course from NBC Correspondent Merrill Mueller in college. He was in a Cadillac mobile unit with a camera stuck through the sunroof covering the funeral procession from within it. They put microwave receivers at major corners (high up) and re-trained the dish on the vehicle at major intervals.
Remember the TV coverage well. We had a color set and watched some of the color coverage when NBC switched to WBAP-TV in Dallas. While a bit startling in those days, It was quickly switched to B&W by the network to mirror their B&W coverage.
Thanks Bobby. The articles bring back lots of memories of that fateful week.
I would love a printout of that. Is it possible to get one?
I believe my dad was part of the coverage for NBC.
Funny how much is made about Uncle Walter; CBS may have been first with the news, but surely the other networks covered it too.
Take a look at page 9. A story about Ladybird giving up control of LBJ Co. Very fitting based on what is going on today.