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The Huntley–Brinkley Report (sometimes known as The Texaco Huntley–Brinkley Report for one of its early sponsors) is an American television program broadcast by NBC. Anchored by Chet Huntley in New York City , and David Brinkley in Washington, D.C.
David McClure Brinkley (July 10, 1920 – June 11, 2003) was an American newscaster for NBC and ABC in a career lasting from 1943 to 1997.. From 1956 through 1970, he co-anchored NBC's top-rated nightly news program, The Huntley–Brinkley Report, with Chet Huntley and thereafter appeared as co-anchor or commentator on its successor, NBC Nightly News, through the 1970s.
Huntley was born in Cardwell, Montana, [1] the only son and eldest of four children born to Percy Adams Huntley and Blanche Wadine (née Tatham) Huntley. The family was of Scottish descent. [ 2 ] His father was a telegraph operator for the Northern Pacific Railway , and young Chet was born in the Cardwell depot living quarters.
The news department was given more money, leading to notable coverage of the 1960 Presidential election campaign, and the prominence of The Huntley-Brinkley Report. Julian Goodman: 1966–1974 Goodman helped establish Chet Huntley and David Brinkley as a well-known news team and led the
The Huntley–Brinkley Report used the opening to the second movement as its theme music during the run of the program on NBC from 1956 until 1970. The theme was taken from the 1952 RCA Victor recording of the Ninth Symphony by the NBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini. [83]
Can someone identify the section of Beethoven playing in clip from Clockwork orange. I assume it's the 9th, as that's what's written on the box he removes the cassette from, but can anyone get more specific please.91.111.91.46 17:55, 22 August 2009 (UTC) []
Conley was a foreign correspondent for The New York Times in the 1950s and 1960s, [1] bureau chief for NBC News, Africa, as well as a foreign correspondent for NBC News' The Huntley-Brinkley Report throughout the 1960s, [2] editor for and contributor to National Geographic magazine in the late 1960s to early 1970s, [3] and first host of the groundbreaking and popular Peabody Award-winning ...
This report was picked up by NBC news who, on the 18:30 EST (06:30 ICT) Huntley–Brinkley Report, broadcast that the VC occupied the first floor of the chancery building and that US forces were in the embassy grounds exchanging fire with them.