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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. His big break came when he moderated NBC coverage of the 1956 political conventions, when he was paired with former UPI reporter David Brinkley.
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...
The Huntley–Brinkley Report (sometimes known as The Texaco Huntley–Brinkley Report for one of its early sponsors) was 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.
Chester Robert "Chet" Huntley (December 10, 1911 – March 20, 1974) was an American television newscaster. He was best known for co-anchoring NBC's evening news program, The Huntley–Brinkley Report, for 14 years beginning in 1956. Huntley died of lung cancer on March 20, 1974, at his home in Big Sky at the age of 62.
IMDb. Hall of Fame Tribute. 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. In 1956, NBC News executives were seeking to counter the growing popularity of CBS' Walter Cronkite, who had been a ratings success at the 1952 ...
Nov 9, 2017 · With CBS's evening-news broadcast with Douglas Edwards a consistent ratings winner (like its entertainment division), and with ABC’s news with John Charles Daly far behind in third place, NBC decided to gamble with the new team. From the start, Huntley and Brinkley revamped the news.
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