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HISTORICAL EVENTS RECREATED

“The Death of Socrates” on You Are There, a CBS program in which modern news reporters intervened in historic events as recreated by actors. It was fi rst heard on radio, and then moved to television where it ran from 1953-1957. The show was written by a number of blacklisted writers using a “front,” and touched on themes that were too controversial for other programs to address directly. Edward R. Murrow is said to have pulled producer Charles Russell aside to ask, in a whisper, “How do you get away with it?”
“The Death of Socrates” on a You Are There episode.

The series “You Are There” was a CBS network program in which modern
news reporters intervened in American and world historic events as recreated
by actors. It was first heard on radio, and then moved to television where it ran
from 1953-1957. The show was written by a number of blacklisted writers using
a “front,” and touched on themes that were too controversial for other programs
to address directly. News icon Walter Cronkite was the regular host. Reporters
included veteran radio announcers Dick Joy and Harlow Wilcox.


Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009)

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PROGRAM DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1957

The Twentieth Century was a documentary television program, sponsored by
the Prudential Insurance Company, which ran on the CBS network from 20
October 1957 until 4 January 1970. It was hosted by Walter Cronkite.


Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009)

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SHOWS PREMIERE ON THIS DAY IN 1952

This Is Your Life is a Reality documentary series broadcast on NBC
television from 1952 to 1961. It was originally hosted by its producer
Ralph Edwards. The show initially began on NBC radio in 1948.


Ralph Livingstone Edwards (June 13, 1913 – November 16, 2005)



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NEWS SPECIAL AIRED ON THIS DAY IN 1967

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"Inside Pop – The Rock Revolution” was a CBS News special hosted by Leonard Bernstein. It was one of the first examples of pop music being examined as a
‘serious’ art form. The show featured many scenes shot in Los Angeles in late
1966, including interviews with Frank Zappa and Graham Nash, as well as a now legendary Brian Wilson solo performance of "Surf’s Up."

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SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1957

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The Twentieth Century
was a half-hour documentary series televised
by  CBS. The premiere episode aired on Sunday October 20, 1957
and ran until 1966. It was hosted and narrated by Walter Cronkite. It
covered historical events and consisted of newsreel footage along
with interviews. The sponsor of the show was Prudential Insurance
Company of America.  

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Walter Cronkite

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