A small town broadcaster scooped the world by calling Dallas Police on November 22, 1963. It’s the most famous phone call you NEVER heard. Plus audio montage of network TV assassination coverage.
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028 JFK Dallas Police Call, Don Michel
It’s the most famous phone call you NEVER heard. Two hours after President Kennedy is killed, a small-town broadcaster scoops the news world in a historic interview with Dallas Police. Hear Don Michel’s amazing call, plus additional audio from Dave Eliason. November 22, 1963.
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027 Walter Cronkite, Don Michel Interview
“We must simply be reporters of what is going on. And then let the people decide what is right and what is wrong.” Hear what journalism can — and should — be, in a remarkable interview with the late Walter Cronkite, dean of television news. From the archives of broadcaster Don Michel. (Photo by Rob Bogaerts / Anefo, Wiki Media Commons)