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Nancy Snow: CBS Exploits Murrow Legacy In Revived Person to Person
Its been over fifty years since Edward R. Murrow walked the corridors of CBS, his mother ship network for decades of highbrow radio and television broadcasting. The Murrow reputation for putting quality content before network profit makes his shadow loom large as the patron saint of American broadcast journalism. His programs include See It Now, in which he eviscerated the junior senator from Wisconsin, Joseph McCarthy, as well as his last CBS Special Report, Harvest of Shame, where he spoke to the American conscience about the plight of the migrant worker. Another popular Murrow-hosted program was Person to Person, the Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous meets Entertainment Tonight of its day. It had enough fluff to feed a Girl Scout troop. Murrow had earned enough serious credentials in his career to pull off the puffy celeb beat without being in danger of demoting his brand.No American journalist today can come ...
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