Reminiscences of Leslie Midgley: oral history, 1988.

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Reminiscences of Leslie Midgley: oral history, 1988.

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Early years in print journalism; television writers for Columbia Broadcasting System: morning news, instant specials, coverage of Kennedy assassination, "Eyewitness to History" series; discussion of "ensemble journalism"; Vietnam coverage; ehtics in broadcasting; roles of executive producer and correspondents; tenure at Columbia Broadcasting evening news during 1970's; analysis of present day broadcasting.

Transcript: 293 leaves.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Broadcast journalist. From the description of Reminiscences of Leslie Midgley: oral history, 1988. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309744696 Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Leslie Les Midgley (1915-2002) was the son of J. George Midgley (1887-1979) and grandson of the seventh Mormon Church president Heber J. Grant. He began his journalism career in 1935, working as a police reporter for the Deseret News . In 1940, Midgley settled...