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1963-04-04, WCBS, 1 min.
The weather report with Carol Reed, the local weather girl on WCBS-TV Channel 2 in New York City. She would always end her weather reports by saying "Have a Happy," most appropriately signing off on each December 31st. Archival Television Audio, Inc. has only one brief archived example of Carol Reed wheatear forecasting on WCBS television. This rare 35 second opening is all that exists in any known archive in the country. The broadcast opens with the announcer introducing the program: " Greyhound presents Carol Reed with the Late Weather." After Carol Reed says "good evening to her television viewers, she states that currently there is a rapid decline in temperature in the New York area. Carol Reed had a long run on WCBS TV News as the "weather girl" form 1952 to her final regularly scheduled early evening report (7:10-7:15 PM, and briefly 7:25-7:30 PM) and late evening report (11:15 - 11:20 PM) September 20, 1963. NOTE: Carol Reed (1925 or 1926 – June 4, 1970), always introduced as "Carol Reed, the weather girl", presented the weather portion of the evening newscasts on WCBS-TV in New York City from 1952 to 1963/1964. Not trained in meteorology, she nevertheless proved popular with viewers because of her cheerful demeanor and her characteristic signoff, "Good night and have a happy!" In 1958, she gained national recognition, as the commercial spokesperson for Nabisco. After her run on channel 2 ended, she hosted a radio show on WCBS (AM) prior to its changeover to a current all-news format. She died of cancer on June 4, 1970, in Mamaroneck, New York at age 44. For decades WCBS‐TV News was aired as a 15 minute broadcast. The first 10 minutes dealt with the local news and the final 5 minutes focused strictly on the weather, as a weather program. It was the end of a television era soon to be realized by all local NYC channels, in 1963 & 1964, when a specific five minute weather broadcast entity of its own would be telecast. News would take priority, and the weather would be incorporated within the news, it getting as little or as much time as it merited. 12 years of Carol Reed broadcasting the weather is almost not extant in any form, kinescope or videotape.
1964-04-20, WCBS, 9 min.
News events of the day from WCBS.
#14971: WCBS NEWS WITH JIM JENSEN
Order1965-10-27, CBS, 5 min.
Jeff Miller defends draft card burning, ACLU defends him, anti and pro-war demonstrations at Manhattan College. Jim Jensen reports.
#15119: WCBS NEWS WITH TOM DUNN
Order1966-03-24, WCBS, min.
New York City Parade, anti-Vietnam war protest. Weather report and sports with Jack Whittaker. News about Muhammad Ali feedback report by Morton Dean, final results of people survey. This broadcast is complete. Includes commercials. NOTE: TOM DUNN spent four years and one month as a news anchor for WCBS TV in New York from August 8, 1964 to September 13, 1968. He was assigned to numerous time slots as notated below. August 8, 1964 - September 24, 1966 WCBS Saturday Evening News which aired from 7:00-7:20pm and subsequently from 6:30 - 7: 00pm. Dunn replaced Anchor Jim Jensen. January 23, 1965 - September 24, 1966 WCBS Saturday late night Evening News which aired initially from 11:00p-11:20pm and later from 11:00-11:30pm. Dunn replaced Anchor Mike Wallace. March 21, 1965- November 14, 1965. WCBS Sunday Late Night News which aired from 11:15pm-11:30pm. Dunn replaced Anchor Joe Loughlin. February 28, 1966 - September 13, 1968. WCBS Late Night Weekly News which aired from Monday thru Friday 11:00pm - 11:30pm. Dunn replaced Anchor Jim Jensen
1966-05-22, WCBS, 3 min.
The latest news from WCBS.
1967-12-06, WCBS, 14 min.
Anti-Vietnam war demonstrations with longshoremen in New York City, longshoremen call them "communists," comments by Robert Kennedy, Arthur Miller, and US Senators on demonstrations being a violation of the law, Dean Rusk optimistic on peace, Viet Cong massacre in Vietnam, a youth sets himself afire near the UN. Jim Jensen reports.
#15543A: WCBS NEWS WITH MARTIN AGRONSKY
Order1968-02-10, CBS, 5 min.
Martin Agronsky's commentary on Senator Eugene McCarthy and Vietnam policy.
#15743: WCBS NEWS RADIO 88
Order1968-04-06, WCBS, 3 min.
The latest news from WCBS News Radio 88.
#15753: WCBS NEWS WITH JIM JENSEN
Order1968-04-09, WCBS, 3 min.
The day's events of Dr. Martin Luther King's funeral.