Howard K. Smith: An Anchorman For Our Time
About this episode
This episode explores the impact of Howard K. Smith in the context of post-war American journalism and his rivalry with Walter Cronkite.
The post-war era found most Americans turning to the famously well-trusted "Uncle" Walter Cronkite on CBS for their eyes on the world, while the gloriously opinionated Howard K. Smith, his ratings rival, was Edward R. Murrow's truer heir, and progenitor of today's primetime news anchors.
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