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Radio News Makes Its Mark:
Radio news, still young at the outset of World War II, quickly mounted a strong challenge to newspapers. CBS assembled a talented team of correspondents, among them Richard Hottelet, who called his job intoxicating. "It was your voice, your report," he said. On D-Day, Hottelet broadcast one of the earliest eyewitness accounts of the invasion. At left, an RCA microphone of the type widely used during World War II. |