The place to be : Washington, CBS, and the glory days of television news / Roger Mudd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mudd, Roger, 1928-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television journalists--United States--Biography.

Television journalists.

CBS News--History.

CBS News.

Mudd, Roger, 1928-.

Mudd, Roger.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : PublicAffairs, c2008.

Summary:

Roger Mudd joined CBS in 1961, and as the congressional correspondent, became a star covering the historic Senate filibuster debate over the 1964 Civil Right Act. Mudd was one of half a dozen major figures in the stable of CBS News broadcasters at time when the network's standing as a provider of news was at its peak. In The Place to Be, Mudd tells of how the bureau worked: the rivalries, the egos, the pride, the competition, the ambitions and the gathering frustrations of conveying the world to a national television audience in thirty minutes minus commercials. It is the story of

Contents:

Contents; Prologue; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Chapter 23; Chapter 24; Chapter 25; Chapter 26; Chapter 27; Chapter 28; Chapter 29; Chapter 30; Chapter 31; Chapter 32; Chapter 33; Chapter 34; Chapter 35; Chapter 36; Chapter 37; Chapter 38; Chapter 39; Chapter 40; Chapter 41; Chapter 42; Chapter 43; Chapter 44; Chapter 45; Chapter 46; Chapter 47; Chapter 48; Chapter 49

Chapter 50Chapter 51; Where Are They Now?; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Notes; Index; Roger Mudd

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-390) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-13924-3

9786613139245

1-58648-655-1

0-7867-4541-X

OCLC:

608623470