Brinkley, David

Authoritative Name:
Brinkley, David
Biography:
Wikipedia 26 Oct. 2012: "David McClure Brinkley (July 10, 1920 â€" June 11, 2003) was an American newscaster for NBC and ABC in a career lasting from 1943 to 1997. From 1956 through 1970, he co-anchored NBC's top-rated nightly news program, The Huntleyâ€"Brinkley Report, with Chet Huntley and thereafter appeared as co-anchor or commentator on its successor, NBC Nightly News, through the 1970s. In the 1980s and 1990s, Brinkley was host of the popular Sunday This Week with David Brinkley program and a top commentator on election-night coverage for ABC News. Over the course of his career, Brinkley received ten Emmy Awards, three George Foster Peabody Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom."
Associated Subjects:
Brinkley, David
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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David Brinkley on Nixon, impeachment--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1974-02-07
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

1-1 Letter to NBC television

Creator:
Barbee, Lloyd A., 1925-2002
Date of Original:
1965-05-25
Collection:
March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society