Word: chet
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...Editors of the Chicago Tribune last week wished that they could have called back an item in their March 24 Sunday magazine. Appearing five days after the death of former NBC Anchor Man Chet Huntley, the piece related an interview with Huntley last fall, including some critical remarks about his battles with conservationists over a planned Montana resort ("In the past three years, Huntley has gone from being a national hero to something of a local villain"). A prefatory note told readers that Huntley had undergone surgery for cancer last December and quoted a friend as saying...
...Correspondent David Brinkley at the 1956 political conventions made television history. Huntley's informed earnestness was the perfect foil for Brinkley's wry wit. Enthusiastic viewer response prompted NBC to reunite the team on the evening news in October. The program's sign-off ("Good night, Chet"-"Good night, David") soon became a slice of Americana. The Huntley-Brinkley Report consistently clobbered the opposition networks in ratings and won every major award available to television news...
...Died. Chet Huntley, 62, for 14 years co-anchor man of NBC'S immensely popular Huntley-Brinkley Report (see THE PRESS...
With the announcement of Munro's switch from varsity to freshman coach, the status of current freshman coaches Dana Getchell (soccer) and Chet O'Neil (lacrosse) has yet to be decided for next year. "There's been a go-around in the department," Munro said yesterday, "and I don't know yet what will happen...
Following a Yale punt, the yardlings then moved from their own 12-yard line to the Eli four, where they faced a crucial fourth and goal. Crimson coach Chet O'Neill elected to go for the victory rather than a tying field goal, but quarterback Steve O'Brien was dumped for a sevenyard loss while trying to pass. A meaningless Yale safety at the end of the game closed out the scoring...