''See It Now'' is an American
newsmagazine
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and
documentary series broadcast by
CBS
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from 1951 to 1958. It was created by
Edward R. Murrow
Edward Roscoe Murrow (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow; April 25, 1908 – April 27, 1965) was an American broadcast journalist and war correspondent. He first gained prominence during World War II with a series of live radio broadcasts from Europe f ...
and
Fred W. Friendly, with Murrow as the host of the show. From 1952 to 1957, ''See It Now'' won four
Emmy Awards, and was nominated three other times. It also won a 1952
Peabody Award.
Second Red Scare
Murrow produced a number of episodes of the show that dealt with the
Second Red Scare
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The term origina ...
(1947-1957) (one of the more notable episodes resulted in a U.S. military officer,
Milo Radulovich, being acquitted, after being charged with supporting Communism), before embarking on a broadcast on March 9, 1954
Production
Don Hewitt was the director.
Aluminum Company of America
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sponsored the program.
2000s
In September 2006, "See It Now" became the slogan for a relaunched ''
CBS Evening News
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'' with new anchor
Katie Couric
Katherine Anne Couric ( ; born January 7, 1957) is an American journalist and presenter. She is founder of Katie Couric Media, a multimedia news and production company. She also publishes a daily newsletter, ''Wake Up Call''. From 2013 to 2017, ...
.
See also
* ''
Good Night, and Good Luck
''Good Night, and Good Luck'' (stylized as ''good night, and good luck.'') is a 2005 historical drama film about American television news directed by George Clooney, with the movie starring David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels, Ro ...
''
* ''
Murrow''
* ''
Person to Person
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'', Murrow's companion, "lite fare" program
* ''
Satchmo the Great''
References
External links
*
''See It Now''from the
Museum of Broadcast Communications
The Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) is an American museum, the stated mission of which is "to collect, preserve, and present historic and contemporary radio and television content as well as educate, inform and entertain through our archi ...
''See it Now, March 9, 1954''and Senator McCarthy's response on April 6, hosted by the
University of Maryland, College Park
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{{Edward R. Murrow
1951 American television series debuts
1958 American television series endings
1950s American television news shows
1950s American documentary television series
Black-and-white American television shows
CBS original programming
English-language television shows
Peabody Award-winning television programs
Cultural depictions of Josip Broz Tito
Cultural depictions of Jawaharlal Nehru
Red Scare