Chet Huntley, Newscaster from the West [video 2 min 39]

The video gives a background on Huntley, a famed reporter from the mid-20th century, and a brief overview of the book.

Huntley (1911-1974) is still the only major American newscaster to have worked at the three major U.S. broadcast networks---the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), and, especially, the National Broadcasting Company (NBC).

Weisenmiller is a Florida-based reporter for the international news-wire agency, based in Paris, France, known as Agence France Presse (AFP). Thus for 20 years, and counting, he has been reporting on all Florida-based stories of significance for international media outlets. He also is a contributor and reporter for a number of national and international magazines,"The Economist" among them, as well as a freelance nonfiction book reviewer.