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Happy Talk: Confessions of a TV Newsman
1990-04-01T19:59:37-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZTliXC8xOTkwMDQwMTIwNTc1NTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==A CBS News legal correspondent for almost 15 years, Fred Graham describes the changes at the network after Dan Rather replaced Walter Cronkite as anchor in 1981. Graham recalls his introduction to an “infotainment” approach to news. He also discusses the high salaries of network correspondents. After leaving CBS, Graham returned to Nashville, Tennessee and became a local television news anchor. That experience proved less than satisfying and accounts for the “Happy Talk” in the book’s title.
A CBS News legal correspondent for almost 15 years, Fred Graham describes the changes at the network after Dan Rather replaced Walter Cronkite as anchor in 1981. Graham…
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A CBS News legal correspondent for almost 15 years, Fred Graham describes the changes at the network after Dan Rather replaced Walter Cronkite as anchor in 1981. Graham recalls his introduction to an “infotainment” approach to news. He also discusses the high salaries of network correspondents. After leaving CBS, Graham returned to Nashville, Tennessee and became a local television news anchor. That experience proved less than satisfying and accounts for the “Happy Talk” in the book’s title. close
A CBS News legal correspondent for almost 15 years, Fred Graham describes the changes at the network after Dan Rather replaced Walter Cronkite as anchor in 1981. Graham… read more
A CBS News legal correspondent for almost 15 years, Fred Graham describes the changes at the network after Dan Rather replaced Walter Cronkite as anchor in 1981. Graham recalls his introduction to an “infotainment” approach to news. He also discusses the high salaries of network correspondents. After leaving CBS, Graham returned to Nashville, Tennessee and became a local television news anchor. That experience proved less than satisfying and accounts for the “Happy Talk” in the book’s title. close
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