I spent 46 years producing and directing news for NBC. I started in the “gee whiz” days, when we were dealing with the constantly changing technology and thinking “gee whiz, look what we can do now”. I came to NBC News in 1961 when President Kennedy came to office, and I directed the pool television coverage of his return to Washington from Dallas, the night of November 22, 1963.
Other assignments put me in the eye of history many times in the ’60, ’70’ and ’80s, from the “I Have A Dream” speech to Watergate and much more, but for over 20 years, I also had the pleasure of directing “Meet The Press”. All this is a prelude to say how much I appreciate the effort Eyes Of A Generation makes in preserving not only the “gee whiz” parts, but the moving, entertaining and informative parts of television’s history.
Here, what television accomplished through the years is being preserved as a “living history”, like no other place or resource that I am aware of. With rare photos, video and long forgotten, but important stories on the industry and its proud accomplishments, those remembrances are called to life with the comments of so many like me, that were there. This is an invaluable window to the past achievements of television, and worth the attention of all those who value our media, past, present and future.
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