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Oct 14, 1990 · Douglas Edwards, who in 1948 became network television's first anchorman, died yesterday in Sarasota, Fla., where he lived. He was 73 years old. Mr. Edwards, who worked for CBS from 1942 until ...
Oct 14, 1990 · Oct. 14, 1990 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Douglas Edwards, television’s first and longest-term anchorman and a broadcaster for 56 years, died Saturday in Sarasota, Fla., of cancer. He was 73 ...
Douglas Edwards told Americans of events great and small over a 56-year long broadcasting career. Starting in radio at age 15 in Troy, Ala., Edwards went on to work for WAGF and WSB before becoming one of CBS’s most acclaimed commentators. From World War II to Watergate, Edwards kept his listeners informed with a style both intelligent and warm.
Oct 13, 1990 · Edwards returned to the U.S. in 1946 and was chosen to anchor the "CBS World News Roundup." He soon became the first major radio news reporter to take up television duties. The "CBS Television News" began as a Saturday night broadcast, expanding to two nights in 1947, and becoming "Douglas Edwards and the News" on a nightly basis in August 1948.
Jul 26, 2009 · Douglas Edwards was the anchorman of CBS' evening news broadcasts for 14 years. He was, in fact, network television's first anchorman; his broadcast -- "Douglas Edwards with the News," it was ...
Douglas Edwards was born on 14 July 1917 in Ada, Oklahoma, USA. He was a writer, known for The CBS Afternoon News with Douglas Edwards (1962) , Day of the Fight (1951) and Douglas Edwards with the News (1948) .
Oct 13, 1990 · Pioneering journalist Douglas Edwards, a World War II radio correspondent who became the nation's first network television anchorman with CBS, died Saturday morning at his Florida home. He was 73.
