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A Brief History
  • In the summer of 1925: The first major trial covered by radio or television was the "monkey trial", which took place in Dayton, Tennessee. The television stations in charge of covering such events were WGN, the Chicago Tribune station. The reporter was Quin Ryan.

  • In 1933: President Roosevelt broadcast to the nation.

  • In 1938: "World News Roundup" airs on CBS for the first time.

  • In 1947: Opening session of Congress televised for the first time.

  • In 1950: Murrow with Fred W. Friendly starts, "Hear It Now" as a radio series, but then in 1951 becomes the first prestigious television news show.

  • In 1952: "Today", the first nationwide gravel-to-gravel telecast of national conventions starts on NBC-TV.

  • In 1963: President Kennedy's assassination and Lyndon Johnson's succession receive massive four-day coverage.

  • In 1969: The moon landing is viewed in 94% of television homes.

  • In 1980: Ted Turner creates Cable News Network (CNN)
Source: library.thinkquest.org









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