Fred W. Friendly
Fred W. Friendly was a president of CBS News and the creator, along with Edward R. Murrow, of the documentary television program See It Now.
Background
- Born in
- New York City
- Educated at
- Cheshire AcademyNichols College
- Awards
- 🏆 George Polk Award🏆 Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"A composite is a euphemism for a lie. It's disorderly. It's dishonest and it's not journalism."
"Television was supposed to be a national park. it has become a money machine... It’s a commodity now, just like pork bellies."
"I have a motto: My job is not to make up anybody's mind but to make the agony of decision making so intense that you can escape only by thinking."
"No mighty king, no ambitious emperor, no pope, or prophet ever dreamt of such an awesome pulpit, so potent a magic wand."
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Timeline
1915
Born
Birth1998
Died
Death
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