Never Flashy, Chancellor Often Shone; Appreciation: The TV news pioneer, known for his understated, intelligent manner and on-air grace, was ultimately NBC's good soldier Home Edition
In 43 years with NBC News, John Chancellor, who died Friday at 68, had seen it all and done it all, but he never flaunted it on-screen. In a way, Chancellor was NBC's ultimate good soldier. Big story? Send John. Doing a documentary? Call John. Need a temporary "Today" show host? Get J...
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| Published in | The Los Angeles times |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Los Angeles, Calif
Los Angeles Times Communications LLC
15.07.1996
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| Summary: | In 43 years with NBC News, John Chancellor, who died Friday at 68, had seen it all and done it all, but he never flaunted it on-screen. In a way, Chancellor was NBC's ultimate good soldier. Big story? Send John. Doing a documentary? Call John. Need a temporary "Today" show host? Get John. Challenge CBS anchor Walter Cronkite? Try John. How about a commentator for the nightly news? John again. NBC's Chet Huntley and David Brinkley had been kings of the nightly news, but then the crown passed to CBS' Cronkite. And Chancellor had to compete with him as anchor for nearly a dozen years in the 1970s and early 1980s. |
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| ISSN: | 0458-3035 |