1951 American newsmagazine and TV documentary series
See It Now Genre Newsmagazine Documentary Created by Fred W. Friendly Edward R. Murrow Presented by Edward R. Murrow Country of origin United States Original language English Running time 45–48 minutes Production company Columbia Broadcasting System Network CBS Release November 18, 1951 (1951-11-18 ) โ July 7, 1958 (1958-07-07 )
See It Now is an American newsmagazine and documentary series broadcast by CBS from 1951 to 1958. It was created by Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly , with Murrow as the host of the show. From 1952 to 1957, See It Now won four Emmy Awards , and was nominated three other times.[ 1] It also won a 1952 Peabody Award .
Second Red Scare
Murrow produced a number of episodes of the show that dealt with the Second Red Scare (1947โ57) (one of the more notable episodes resulted in a U.S. military officer, Milo Radulovich , being acquitted, after being charged with supporting Communism ), before embarking on a broadcast on March 9, 1954[ 2] [ 3]
Production
Don Hewitt was the director. Aluminum Company of America sponsored the program.[ 4]
2000s
In September 2006, "See It Now" became the slogan for a relaunched CBS Evening News with new anchor Katie Couric .[ 5]
See also
References
External links
Journalism Specials Prologue Legacy and honors Portrayals Related