I remember Doug delivering "THE CBS AFTERNOON NEWS" in the mid-'60s, right after "TO TELL THE TRUTH", every weekday at 3:25pm(et). By the early '70s, they moved him to late mornings (as "THE CBS MID-MORNING NEWS") until they discontinued their daily five minute newscasts in 1979. Then, he did daily "NEWSBREAK"s until his retirement.
As a kid growing up in the 60s and 70s my family watched the evening news everynite at dinner. Men like Douglas Edwards, Eric Sevareid, and David Brinkley reported the news. They spoke so well and if anything dummied UP the country instead of these hacks we have today who seem determined to dummy Down our country. Today we get our news from hacks like Cooper, Hannity, Beck, Olberman and Mathews, etc who are not worthy to carry the piss of real journalists like Douglas Edwards and Eric Sevareid.
In 1962, when Edwards was told he was going to be replaced on the Evening News by Cronkite, he walked over to Cronkite at his desk, stuck his hand out and with a big smile sincerely told Cronkite "congratulations". Cronkite said it was "the classiest damn thing he ever saw."
I can still remember being 11 years old (in 1962) and wondering where Douglas Edwards went. After Walter replaced him, whenever possible, I tried to listen to Douglas Edwards doing "The World Tonight" on CBS Radio and did so until Doug retired.
At least Dan Rather said something right, Douglas Edwards will be with us in spirit. He still is in spirit even though he passed away in 1990.
AMEwrestling 3 months ago
I remember Doug delivering "THE CBS AFTERNOON NEWS" in the mid-'60s, right after "TO TELL THE TRUTH", every weekday at 3:25pm(et). By the early '70s, they moved him to late mornings (as "THE CBS MID-MORNING NEWS") until they discontinued their daily five minute newscasts in 1979. Then, he did daily "NEWSBREAK"s until his retirement.
fromthesidelines 7 months ago
GJNCA, say what you wish, but Cronkite was a marxist.....
oldies5161 1 year ago
As a kid growing up in the 60s and 70s my family watched the evening news everynite at dinner. Men like Douglas Edwards, Eric Sevareid, and David Brinkley reported the news. They spoke so well and if anything dummied UP the country instead of these hacks we have today who seem determined to dummy Down our country. Today we get our news from hacks like Cooper, Hannity, Beck, Olberman and Mathews, etc who are not worthy to carry the piss of real journalists like Douglas Edwards and Eric Sevareid.
myboylollipop09 2 years ago
Douglas Edwards and David Brinkley were the two best TV newsmen ever. They reported the news down the middle. Cronkite reported the news to the left.
oldies5161 2 years ago
In 1962, when Edwards was told he was going to be replaced on the Evening News by Cronkite, he walked over to Cronkite at his desk, stuck his hand out and with a big smile sincerely told Cronkite "congratulations". Cronkite said it was "the classiest damn thing he ever saw."
proken58 2 years ago 5
Sadly,Mr.Edwards former tv producer Mr.Don Hewett has also died.
143AC 2 years ago
I'm a native New Yorker and I had a rather recognizable accent.
I worked afternoons-evenings and I would listen to "The World Tonight" most everyday on the CBS radio network.
It was Douglas Edwards that taught me not only "Standard American English" but also what it meant to be honest and to have standards.
I wanted to go to his funeral but got horribly tied up that day . . .he belonged to The Ethical Culture Society.
We miss you, Doug!
SatchmoSings 2 years ago 3
I can still remember being 11 years old (in 1962) and wondering where Douglas Edwards went. After Walter replaced him, whenever possible, I tried to listen to Douglas Edwards doing "The World Tonight" on CBS Radio and did so until Doug retired.
GORD2007 2 years ago 3
In all the remembrances of Cronkite going on right now, it was kinda nice to go back and look at the man who was "the man" before Cronkite.
joebradio 2 years ago 5
He's certainly earned it.
AarHan3 2 years ago
Great clip. Thanks for posting.
btm85bubs 2 years ago