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Howard K. Smith: An Anchorman For Our Time
Episode 1625th December 2025 • The Runners Up Club • Ray Agostinelli
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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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