Benton, Nelson

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Dates:
Birth 1924

Biographical notes:

Nelson Benton, native of Danville, Va., and 1949 graduate of the University of North Carolina. Benton was a television and radio news correspondent, who spent most of his career working for various divisions within CBS News, which he joined in 1960. Prior to that, he had worked for WBTV, the CBS television affiliate in Charlotte, N.C.

From the description of Nelson Benton papers, 1960s-1980s [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 36004834

Nelson Benton (1924-1988) was a native of Danville, Va., and 1949 graduate of the University of North Carolina. Benton was a television and radio news correspondent, who spent most of his career working for various divisions within CBS News, which he joined in 1960. Prior to that, he had worked for WBTV, the CBS television affiliate in Charlotte, N.C.

From the guide to the Nelson Benton Papers, 1962-1987, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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Subjects:

  • Broadcast journalism
  • Civil rights
  • Manned space flight
  • Mass media and race relations
  • Mass media and the environment
  • Political conventions
  • Radio journalism
  • Television broadcasting of news
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975
  • Watergate Affair, 1972-1974

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Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) (as recorded)