When the News Went Live: Dallas 1963

Name: When the News Went Live: Dallas 1963
Brand: Taylor Trade Publishing
Price: 20.87 EUR
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By (author): Bill Mercer Bob Huffaker George Phenix Wes Wise

The minutes, hours, and days after President John F. Kennedy was shot on November 22, 1963, provided no ready answers about what was going on, what would happen next, or what any of it meant. For millions of Americans transfixed by the incomparable breaking news, televisionfor the first timeemerged as a way to keep informed. But the journalists who brought the story to the television airwaves could only rely on their skill, their experience, and their stamina to make sense of what was, at the time, the biggest story of their lives. President Kennedys assassination was the first time such big breaking news was covered spontaneouslythis book tells the stories of four men who were at the epicenter of it all. Bob Huffaker, Bill Mercer, George Phenix, and Wes Wise were among those responsible for covering the assassination and its aftermath for Dallass KRLD. These reporters fed news and footage to Walter Cronkite and all of the other CBS affiliates around the country. From the presidential motorcade to Parkland Hospital, from Lee Harvey Oswalds shooting to the trial and lonesome death of Jack Ruby, these men were there, on the inside. The view they were afforded of these events was unparalleled; the tales they have to tell, one-of-a-kind. This 50th anniversary edition includes new photos, insights, and reflections on the state of news (and faux news) today from the four men who were active participants in television news' pivotal moment. See more

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Weight: 481g
Dimensions: 159 x 234mm
Publication Date: 07 Dec 2013
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781589798953

About Bill MercerBob HuffakerGeorge PhenixWes Wise

Bob Huffaker investigative reporter broadcast the JFK motorcade the Parkland Hospital vigil and the Oswald shooting on CBS. He was an army officer police officer English professor and editor for Texas Monthly and Studies in the Novel; he wrote John Fowles: Naturalist of Lyme Regis and is honored in the Texas State University Star Hall of Fame and the Dallas Press Club Living Legends of North Texas Journalism. Bill Mercer voice of the Dallas Cowboys Texas Rangers Chicago White Sox and the Southwest Conference was a professor at The University of North Texas. He wrote Play-by-Play: Tales from a Sportscasting Insider and a history of the Navy LCI aboard which he served in the World War II Pacific. Mercer is honored in the Texas Radio Hall of Fame the Dallas Press Club Living Legends of North Texas Journalism and baseballs All-Pro Hall of Fame. George Phenix filmed Oswalds murder the Parkland and Love Field scenes and the Ruby murder trial. He founded and published Texas Weekly the states top legislative newsletter. Phenix also published several weekly newspapers and served as aide to Senator Lloyd Bentsen and Congressman Jake Pickle. He writes the popular Blog of Ages at www.blogofages.net. Wes Wise accosted by Jack Ruby the day after JFKs assassination before Ruby shot Oswald was a witness in Rubys trial. A pioneer of play-by-play Wise wrote for Sports Illustrated Time and Life. He served as Dallas mayor and president of the Texas Municipal League and is honored in the Texas Radio Hall of Fame and the Dallas Press Club Living Legends of North Texas Journalism. As Dallas mayor he saved the Texas School Book Depository and other historic buildings from demolition and he led the city in reclaiming its national reputation.