Pauline Frederick reporting : a pioneering broadcaster covers the Cold War /

Pauline Frederick Reporting is the biography of the life and career of the first woman to become a network news correspondent. After no less an authority than Edward R. Murrow told her there was no place for her in broadcasting, Pauline Frederick (1908-90) cracked the good old boys' club throug...

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Main Author: Greenwald, Marilyn S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Lincoln] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2014]
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Summary:Pauline Frederick Reporting is the biography of the life and career of the first woman to become a network news correspondent. After no less an authority than Edward R. Murrow told her there was no place for her in broadcasting, Pauline Frederick (1908-90) cracked the good old boys' club through determination and years of hard work, eventually becoming a trusted voice to millions of television viewers. During Frederick's nearly fifty years as a journalist, she interviewed a young Fidel Castro, covered the Nuremberg trials, interpreted diplomatic actions at the United Nations, and was the first.
Physical Description:1 online resource (391 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781612346786
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