Editing Eyewitness to History

{{Short description|American TV public affairs series (1960–1963)}}
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'''''Eyewitness to History''''' was a Friday night [[CBS]] Television Network public affairs program. It was initially hosted by veteran broadcaster [[Charles Kuralt]] (1960–61), followed by [[Walter Cronkite]] (1961–62), and then [[Charles Collingwood (journalist)|Charles Collingwood]] (1962–63). It aired from September 30, 1960 through July 26, 1963 in the 10:30 pm time slot. Sponsored by the [[Firestone Tire and Rubber Company]], the series concentrated on the most significant news story or stories of the previous week. Major events reviewed included the Kennedy-Nixon [[1960 United States presidential election|1960 Presidential campaign]], highlights of the [[Kennedy administration]], the [[Bay Of Pigs]] invasion, the [[space race]], the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]] and the [[civil rights movement]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.museum.tv/eotvsection.php?entrycode=eyewitnessto |title=EYEWITNESS TO HISTORY - The Museum of Broadcast Communications |website=www.museum.tv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091130134656/http://www.museum.tv/eotvsection.php?entrycode=eyewitnessto |archive-date=2009-11-30}}</ref>

The show's title was shortened to '''''Eyewitness''''' in 1961. Coincidentally, many local CBS affiliates adopted the branding "Eyewitness News" for their local newscasts in the 1960s.{{Citation needed |date=November 2023}}

Leslie Midgley and John Sharnik were the producers.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=August 31, 1959 |page=72 |title=Other Network Changes & Additions |url=https://archive.org/details/rossreportstele84ross/page/n1/mode/1up?view=theater |magazine=Ross Reports |access-date=November 14, 2023}}</ref>

One of the show's producers, [[Av Westin]], went on to become executive producer of ''[[ABC World News Tonight|ABC Evening News]]'' and, later, ''[[20/20 (U.S. TV series)|20/20]]''.{{Citation needed |date=November 2023}}

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[[Category:CBS original programming]]
[[Category:1960s American television news shows]]
[[Category:1960 American television series debuts]]
[[Category:1963 American television series endings]]