American Masters: Edward R. Murrow -- PBS - Wednesday, August 2, 2006 - 9:00 p.m. (EDT)- July 31, 2006 Just one week after PBS' American Masters series used a profile of Walter Cronkite to make us reflect on we went from a network news anchor being the most trusted man in America to how they are perceived today, this week they do it again (with a rerun from 1990). Many people today only know the name Edward R. Murrow from the hit movie Good Night and Good Luck, his signature signoff (his version of "And that's the way it is."). As on-the-money as David Strathairn's cinematic portrayal was, now...http://www.billoglesby.com/newspick/2006/07/american-masters-edward-r-murrow-pbs.html Walter Cronkite: Witness to History -- PBS - Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 9:00 p.m. (EDT)- July 24, 2006 One way TV news definitely suffers today is in the quality of broadcast signoffs. In the 1960s, we had "And THAT'S the way it is," on CBS at the same time we had "Good night David. Good night Chet" on NBC. And today's signoffs Never mind. The CBS signoff was uttered nightly by the man widely known at the time as "the most trusted man in America," Walter Cronkite (imagine ANY media professional today earning that title). After about 20 years in the anchor chair, Cronkite retired from the daily..http://www.billoglesby.com/newspick/2006/07/walter-cronkite-witness-to-history-pbs.html Atlantic Intracoastal Highway -- The History Channel - Thursday, July 20, 2006 - 9:00 p.m. (EDT)- July 17, 2006 A lot of attention has been paid in the last year to the 50th anniversary of the interstate highway system in the U.S. Now a program that highlights the history of an interstate transportation system that predates the highway system by many years, and is largely natural to boot. The History Channel highlights the 3,000-mile long Atantic Intracoastal Waterway in this special that explains its history as both a natural and manmade commercial and recreational waterway extending down the Atlantic..http://www.billoglesby.com/newspick/2006/07/atlantic-intracoastal-highway-history.html CNN Presents -- CNN - Saturday, July 15, 2006 - 7:00 p.m. (EDT)- July 11, 2006 Remember TWA Flight 800 - the doomed plane that exploded shortly after taking off from JFK Airport ten years ago Your answer is probably yes. Remember exactly what caused it to explode and crash Your answer is probably no. Chances are you remember that there was some controversy over the possibility that a terrorist missile (or even an accidentally fired domestic one) destroyed the plane. The eventual verdict from the National Transportation Safety Board was less sinister...but perhaps...http://www.billoglesby.com/newspick/2006/07/cnn-presents-cnn-saturday-july-15-2006.html |