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"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."
"A composite is a euphemism for a lie. It's disorderly. It's dishonest and it's not journalism."
"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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