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Washington, CBS, and the Glory Days of Television News
PublicAffairs
April 2008
On Sale: March 24, 2008
Featuring: Roger Mudd
432 pages
ISBN: 1586485768
EAN: 9781586485764
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir
Roger Mudd joined CBS in 1961, and as the congressional
correspondent, became a star covering the historic Senate
debate over the 1964 Civil Right Act. Appearing at the
steps of Congress every morning, noon, and night for the
twelve weeks of filibuster, he established a reputation as a
leading political reporter. Mudd was one of half a dozen
major figures in the stable of CBS News broadcasters at a
time when the network's standing as a provider of news was
at its peak.
In The Place to Be, Mudd tells
of how the bureau worked: the rivalries, the egos, the
pride, the competition, the ambitions, and the gathering
frustrations of conveying the world to a national television
audient in thirty minutes minus commercials. It is the
story of a unique TV news bureau, unmatched in its quality,
dedication, and professionalism. It shows what TV
journalism was once like and what it's missing today.
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