Douglas Edwards
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Douglas Edwards was an American broadcast journalist best known as the first network television news anchor in the United States, leading CBS’s flagship evening newscast in the early years of TV news.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Douglas Edwards canonical | 5 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
broadcast journalist
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human ⓘ radio journalist ⓘ television news anchor ⓘ |
| affiliation | Columbia Broadcasting System ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
CBS
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CBS News ⓘ |
| familyName | Edwards ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
broadcast journalism
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news media ⓘ television journalism ⓘ |
| genre |
radio news
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television news ⓘ |
| givenName | Douglas ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
radio
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television ⓘ |
| name | Douglas Edwards self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
anchoring CBS’s early television evening news program
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being the first regular anchor of a network television newscast in the United States ⓘ |
| notableRole | pioneer of network TV news anchoring ⓘ |
| notableWork |
CBS Evening News
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Douglas Edwards with the News ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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news anchor ⓘ radio announcer ⓘ |
| partOf | early years of American television news ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
anchor of CBS’s flagship evening newscast
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first network television news anchor in the United States ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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