Douglas Edwards (July 14, 1917 – October 13, 1990)

Before Walter Cronkite, there was Douglas Edwards. He was chosen to
host CBS’s first nightly news broadcast from 1948 to 1962. The program
was later titled CBS Evening News. Edwards joined CBS Radio in 1942,
eventually becoming anchor for the regular evening newscast The World
Today as well as World News Today on Sunday afternoons. He worked
previously in radio in Atlanta, Georgia and Detroit, Michigan.

From left: Producer Don Hewitt and Douglas Edwards

Douglas Edwards’ Final CBS Broadcast, April 1, 1988  

 
  

                
                 Douglas Edwards on CBS Radio

“Hang On Sloopy” is a 1964 song by Wes Farrell and Bert
Russell, originally titled "My Girl Sloopy". It was named for
singer Dorothy Sloop, who used the name "Sloopy" on
stage. The McCoys version went on to hit number-one
on October 2.

2010

Bernstein released his first album as a singer. Sid Bernstein Presents
is a collection of some of his favorite songs, and was released on
February 14, 2012 as a digital download.

 
The original IBM model number 5150 PC

The IBM Personal Computer (PC) was introduced at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel
in New York City. It was created by a team of engineers and designers under
the direction of Don Estridge of the IBM Entry Systems Division in Boca Raton,
Florida.

 
Don Estridge, father of the personal computer

Camille Bohannon