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Chester Robert "Chet" Huntley (December 10, 1911 – March 20, 1974) was an American television newscaster, best known for co-anchoring NBC's evening news program, The Huntley–Brinkley Report, for 14 years beginning in 1956.
Chet Huntley. Actor: I Cheated the Law. Chet Huntley, a native of Bozeman, Montana, worked for Movietone News and then CBS radio in Los Angeles, as well as NBC TV in Los Angeles.
The Huntley–Brinkley Report (sometimes known as The Texaco Huntley–Brinkley Report for one of its early sponsors) is an American evening news program that aired on NBC from October 29, 1956, to July 31, 1970. It was anchored by Chet Huntley in New York City, and David Brinkley in Washington, D.C.
Mar 21, 1974 · Chet Huntley, the former television newscaster, died of cancer yesterday in Bozeman, Mont., where he was preparing for the dedication this Saturday of a $25‐million recreational complex called ...
From these two East Coast cities, Chet Huntley and David Brinkley co-anchored The Huntley Brinkley Report from October 29, 1956 to July 31, 1970. When the program ended, Brinkley remained with NBC News, anchoring with John Chancellor and Frank McGee, but Huntley signed off for the final time 45 years ago today, on that last day of July in 1970.
Huntley and Brinkley. Chet Huntley (1911-1974) and David Brinkley (born 1920), American journalists and radio and television news broadcasters, were the most popular dual anchormen in broadcasting history.
Nov 9, 2017 · Huntley's stolid demeanor lent to Brinkley's lighter, whimsical style; Brinkley’s sense of humor contrasted nicely with Huntley’s gravity. With Huntley’s grasp of the West's newly won political importance and Brinkley’s insights into Washington’s political shenanigans, they were an ideal blend.
Chet Huntley was an American television newscaster, best known for co-anchoring NBC's evening news program, The Huntley-Brinkley Report, for 14 years beginning in 1956.
Chet Huntley was born December 10, 1911 on his parents’ homestead in Caldwell, Montana. He lived in Montana until leaving as a young man to attend the University of Washington. It was during his time in Seattle that he took his first steps toward a career in broadcasting when he worked as a salesman, writer and announcer for KPCB radio.
David McClure Brinkley (July 10, 1920 – June 11, 2003) was an American newscaster for NBC and ABC in a career lasting from 1943 to 1997. From 1956 through 1970, he co-anchored NBC 's top-rated nightly news program, The Huntley–Brinkley Report, with Chet Huntley and thereafter appeared as co-anchor or commentator on its successor, NBC ...
