A look at the year 1940.             

A review of the year 1946.            

The year 1950 in review.            

A look at the year 1951.            

A review of the year 1951.           

A look at the year 1953.              

The year 1955 is reviewed.             

Mel Allen does the play-By-Play of game 4 of the 1956 World Series between the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees from Yankee Stadium in New York City. Mickey Mantle's seventh-inning home run and the Dodgers at-bat in the top of the ninth inning are heard. This game took place just one day before Don Larsen's perfect game.                                                   

Featured: Amos and Andy.             

Second half radio coverage of the 1959 NBA All-Star game. The West defeated the East 124-108. Elgin Baylor and Bob Pettit are co-MVPs for the West team.  

Announcers: Win Elliott and Don Dunphy.      

Jack Brickhouse calls the play-by-play in the ninth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers win the 1959 World Series against the Chicago White Sox in Game 6. Final Score Dodgers 9, White Sox 3. 

A world series record for The Los Angeles Dodgers coming from seventh place in 1958, their first year in Los Angeles after moving from Brooklyn after the 1957 season, and winning a World Series the following year.  

Vin Scully interviews the victorious Los Angeles Dodgers from their clubhouse. He talks to Warren Giles, Bill Veeck, and Gil Hodges, who mentions that it took "umpteen" years to win a Brooklyn Dodger series, and it took only two years to do the same in Los Angeles.
Also at the mike with Vin Scully are  Duke Snider, Joe Cronin, Walter Alston, Charlie Neal, Roger Craig, Don Drysdale, Larry Sherry, and commissioner of baseball Ford Frick. Vin Scully signs off the air for the Gillette Safety Razor Blades sponsor with the Gillette theme music in the background. This was the last year a Gillette sign off was used for a World Series Television Broadcast.                                        

Walter Cronkite and Edward R. Murrow anchor convention coverage spanning JULY 13, 14, 15, 1960. 
A retrospective declaration of candidacy for President of the United States is announced by Senator John F. Kennedy. Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, the majority leader of the senate, speaks. Back live on the convention floor, Bernie Eismann talks to Minnesota Governor Orville L. Freeman; it was he who put Kennedy's name into nomination. Edward R. Murrow talks to Lowell Thomas. Adlai Stevenson introduces Eleanor Roosevelt who speaks before the convention. Neil Strawser talks to the Democratic National Committee chairman Paul Butler. 3000 delegates are represented as roll call begins the 1500 vote procedure. It takes 761 votes to nominate the choice for president. We hear each state cast their votes. John Kennedy, 43, becomes the third youngest nominee in history. Nancy Hanschman reports from Johnson headquarters. Adlai Stevenson is interviewed. Kennedy speaks to the convention, thanking them for his nomination. Benedition and the National Anthem end the evening for July 13th. Cronkite and Murrow rap it up with final thoughts. Betty Furness does a Westinghouse Total Elective Home Commercial. July 14th & 15th coverage present the nomination for Vice President. Earlier coverage by Kennedy at a press conference confirms Lyndon B. Johnson as his choice for the Vice President running mate. Nancy Hanschman interviews Johnson. There is coverage of the LBJ press conference. John F. Kennedy gives a 22 minute acceptance speech to the convention. Alexander Kendrick, Howard K. Smith, Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite evaluate the JFK speech. Spokeswoman for Westinghouse, Betty Furness, gives praise to Cronkite for his coverage of the National Democratic Convention.                          

Live coverage of the 1960 Democratic National Convention, telecast from Los Angeles, California.   
Many hours are archived. Specific segments monitored as requested.                     

Roger Maris breaks Babe Ruth's home run record. Phil Rizzuto, Red Barber and Mel Allen call the play-by-play of the four Maris at bats. Rizzuto (1st inning), Barber (4th inning, announcing Maris' 61st home run), Allen (6th and 8th inning).
 
Mel Allen, in the WPIX TV booth, interviews Sal Durante, the 19 year old truck driver who caught Roger Maris' historic home run ball. 

Also, Bob Sheppard's poem about Maris and his record breaking 61 home runs is read by Mel Allen. 

Following the conclusion of the game we hear THE RED BARBER SHOW post-game show. Maris guests and reviews, via video tape replay, his historic home run, with Red Barber. 
NY Yankee Manager Ralph Houk and NY Yankee pitching coach, Johnny Sain also comment. 

NOTE: This television audio air check was audio tape recorded, direct line, off the air at the time of the broadcast, by Phil Gries, founder and owner of Archival Television Audio, Inc. It is the only known recording of Roger Maris' four at bats as aired on this WPIX Channel 11 television broadcast. 

A recording of this air check was given to Andy Strasberg who contacted me, while researching material for a book he was writing. He mentioned that for over fifty years searching for his holy grail broadcast of Roger Maris appearing on Red Barber's NY Yankee Post Game Show had alluded him. In his finished book "MY 1961," published by August Publications in 2021, the transcript of this peerless audio is greatly quoted verbatim by author Andy Strasberg on pages 257 through 270.  

                                                   

Danny Kaye is host for a variety program saluting the work of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies. Guest performers are Eartha Kitt, Jack Benny, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Benny Goodman, Tony Martin, Mitch Miller, Jan Peerce, Charlton Heston, Lucille Ball, Edward G. Robinson and Morton Gould.             

The US resumes nuclear testing, the New York stock market has a bad day-heavy selling wave, Scott Carpenter believed to be "tired" on his third orbital flight, President Kennedy talks on Laotian policy.            

Stock market rally reverses decline, Scott Carpenter receives welcome and degree at Colorado University, American hero Sgt Alvin C. York is Ill and hospitalized.                                        

Topics: Three dead in Massachusetts chemical plant explosion, a new casualty in Panama disorder, USSR captures "Ivan The Ripper,"
Fidel Castro to meet with Nikita Khrushchev, Western Conference behind Johnny Unitas and Jim Taylor, defeat the Eastern Conference 31-17 to win the 1963 Pro Bowl game. Snowing in New York City with temperature at 19 degrees and gale force winds, expected to reach a low of 4 degrees.     

Bill Schumacher reporting.               

1010 WINS radio coverage of the California primary.         

   
      
Highlights of the second day of the Olympic Track and Field Trials, taped this afternoon at Downing Stadium on Randall's Island in New York City. Today's events are part of the first elimination meet held to choose the US Olympic track and field squad for the summer games in Tokyo.  

Hosting this 90-minute Prime Time Special ABC Exclusive TV broadcast are Jim McKay, Bob Mathias and Bill Flemming. 

Jim McKay, Bob Mathias,  Bill Flemming and Dick Bank conduct the interviews.   

 Highlighted is the 100-meter dash (leader Charlie Greene goes down on the track with injury). Trent Jackson winner.

The shot put is highlighted with Dallas Long, Dave Davis, Randy Matson.

The 400 intermediate hurdle is covered with interview winner, Jay Luck. 

Illustrator, Photographer Robert Riger describes his illustrations of the trial events.

Discussion of why today’s athletes have achieved so many new world records. 

The broad jump trials are covered. Gayle Hopkins competes.  Winner Ralph Boston (27.5 feet) is interviewed. 

The javelin throw is profiled with Frank Covelli, Ed Red, and Jim Stevenson who surprisingly wins this competition. He is interviewed. 

Jim McKay, Bill Flemming cover the 5000 meter run with competitors Bob Schul, Bill Dellinger, Jim Beaty and Gerry Lindgren among the pack. 

Jim McKay gives wrap up of all winners and signs off. 

NOTE:
Includes numerous commercials, and one with Chris Schenkle
                                                           

Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon introduces the Republican Presidential nominee Barry Goldwater who gives his 40 min. acceptance speech. Also heard is "America The Beautiful" sung by the convention chorus.

 The Games were notable as the first ones to be broadcast in the U.S. by NBC. While the satellite broadcast was a huge leap forward in technology, coverage was still limited. NBC supplemented what could be shown live with taped events that had to be flown across the Pacific and then aired in the U.S.

Tokyo was also the first time that Olympic results were tallied and kept via computer, instead of by hand. Japanese engineers from IBM designed a system from scratch that kept records and distributed them to the media and for official record-keeping

The 1964 Summer Olympic Games from Tokyo, Japan, were held from October 10th -24th. 93 nations participated. They were the first to be broadcast internationally, without the need for tapes to be flown overseas. Among the participants were Joe Frazier who won a gold medal for boxing and Bob Hayes who ran the 100 yard dash in 10.06 seconds to capture the 100 meter title. Swimmer Don Schollander won four gold medals, most for an American in any sport since Jesse Owens in Berlin in 1936.  

TWELVE TOTAL HOURS of TV AUDIO AIR CHECK coverage have been archived. These tapes have to be monitored for confirmations of each of the following events.   

 PLANNED COVERAGE BY NBC TV SUMMARIZING DAYS EVENTS:

October 11th- 6:30 to 7:30 PM- Rowing, Boxing, Weightlifting, Wrestling, Swim-diving. 
       
October 12th, 11:15 to 11:30 PM- Women's breaststroke, Nen's Freestyle, Weightlifting, Women's Springboard Diving.

October 13th 7:30 to 8:30 PM, Rowing, Basketball, Boxing, Wrestling, Swim-Diving, Wrestling.

October 13th- 11:15 to 11:30 PM- Women's Freestyle, Men's Backstroke, Rowing.

October 14th- 11:15 to 11:30 PM- Men's 100 Meter, Men's Javelin, Men's 10,000 Meter, Men's Freestyle Relay.

October 15th- 10:00 to 11:00 PM- Men's Freestyle, Men's Breaststroke, Men's Discus.

October 16th- 11:15 to 11:30 PM- Men and Women's Track and Field, Women's Butterfly.
      
October 17th- 5:00 to 7:00 PM- Cycling, Men And Women's Track.

October 18th- 6:30 to 7:30 PM- Men's Track, Gymnastics, Swim-Diving.

October 19th- 11:15 to 11:30 PM- Men and Women's Track, Equestrian, Weightlifting.

October 20th- 10:00 to 11:00 PM- Decathlon, Judo, Wrestling, Yachting, Gymnastics.

October 20th- 11:15 to 11:30 PM- Women's 800 Meter, Women's Shot Put, Basketball.

October 21st- 11:15 to 11:30 PM- Men and Women's Track. 
      
October 22nd- 11:15 to 11:30 PM- Boxing, Cycling, Equestrian.
 
October 23rd- 7:30  to  8:30 PM- Football, Marathon, Canoeing, Water Polo, Hockey.

October 24th- 5:00 to 7:00PM-     Recap of Week's Highlights.

October 25th- 6:30 to 7:30PM-     Recap of Outstanding Events, 
                                  Preview Of 1968 Olympic Site.                                              

Vin Scully calls the play-by-play from the Dodgers top of the eighth inning as the L.A. Dodgers and Sandy Koufax beat the Twins in seven games. Announcer Ray Scott calls the play-by-play in the last of the ninth inning.   

In the victorious Dodger clubhouse Vin Scully interviews Sandy Koufax, Lou Johnson, L.A. Dodger president Walter O'Malley, President of the National League, Warren Giles, and manager of the Dodgers Walter Alston. Ray Scott signs off in the booth.                       

The year 1965 in review by United Press International, broadcast on WNCN 104.3 FM radio in New York City.             

The garbage strike resolution, Governor Nelson Rockefeller holds a news conference at the end of the strike. Also heard is an excerpt of CBS Radio news with Steve Porter.            

News with Fred Darwin. Commentary on Dean Rusk, Hubert Humphrey, and Robert Kennedy. With commercials.             

September 24th, 1968-

An hour newsmagazine with a strong emphasis on investigative reporting. 60 Minutes began in 1968 as a bi-weekly show, alternating on Tuesday evenings with CBS Reports. In the fall of 1971, it shifted to Sunday evenings. In the fall of 1975, it became a weekly series. It remains a fixture on Sunday evenings on CBS to this day.

Highlights: Richard Nixon awaits GOP Convention results in a Miami hotel
Hubert Humphrey awaits Democratic election results in Chicago hotel.

Series Premiere. 

Mike Wallace host.   

NOTE:  This is a lost episode that was not archived by CBS.  
The Library of Congress has archived all of the "60 MINUTES" series which premiered September 24, 1968 with the exception of 13 of the first season's 19 episodes. 

Those NOT archived are broadcasts number 1 (Sept. 24 1968), 3 (Oct. 22, 1968), 6 (Dec. 10, 1968), 8 (Jan. 7, 1969), 9 (Jan. 21, 1969), 10 (Feb. 4, 1969), 11 (Feb. 18, 1969), 12 (March 4, 1969), 13 (March 15, 1969), 14 (April 1, 1969), 15 (April 15, 1969), 16 (April 22 1969) & 19 (June 24, 1969 which had two re-runs and one new episode). 

ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, Inc. has in its archive excerpts from the premiere episode, #1 (Sept. 24, 1968), episode #8 (Jan. 7, 1969), episode #10 (Feb. 4, 1969), episode #12 (March 4, 1969)  and episode #16 (April 22, 1969).                                                                                              

Live excerpt from game 3 of the 1968 World Series between the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals win 7-3.

Announcers: Curt Gowdy and George Kell.         

September 24th, 1968-

An hour newsmagazine with a strong emphasis on investigative reporting. 60 Minutes began in 1968 as a bi-weekly show, alternating on Tuesday evenings with CBS Reports. In the fall of 1971, it shifted to Sunday evenings. In the fall of 1975, it became a weekly series. It remains a fixture on Sunday evenings on CBS to this day.

"Gas and Germ Wafare." Mike Wallace reports. This was the program's second broadcast. 

Mike Wallace reports. 

                                                                                          

September 24th, 1968-

An hour newsmagazine with a strong emphasis on investigative reporting. 60 Minutes began in 1968 as a bi-weekly show, alternating on Tuesday evenings with CBS Reports. In the fall of 1971, it shifted to Sunday evenings. In the fall of 1975, it became a weekly series. It remains a fixture on Sunday evenings on CBS to this day.

The eighth broadcast of this bi-weekly news magazine. 

1- A behind-the-scenes look at television comedy profiles Rowan and Martin and the Smothers Brothers. 

2- An interview with vice-president Spiro Agnew.

3- Former SS Colonel Otto Skorzey tells correspondent Robert Trout how he headed the team that spirited Benito Mussolini out of Italy and delivered him to Adolf Hitler in September, 1943. 

Moderators: Harry Reasoner and Mike Wallace. 





                                                                                                                    

NOTE: The Library of Congress has archived all of the "60 MINUTES"series which premiered September 24, 1968 with the exception of 13 of the first season's 19 episodes. 

Those NOT archived are broadcasts number 1 (Sept. 24 1968), 3 (Oct. 22, 1968), 6 (Dec. 10, 1968), 8 (Jan. 7, 1969), 9 (Jan. 21, 1969), 10 (Feb. 4, 1969), 11 (Feb. 18, 1969), 12 (March 4, 1969), 13 (March 15, 1969), 14 (April 1, 1969), 15 (April 15, 1969), 16 (April 22 1969) & 19 (June 24, 1969 which had two re-runs and one new episode). 

ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, Inc. has in its archive excerpts from the premiere episode, #1 (Sept. 24, 1968), episode #8 (Jan. 7, 1969), episode #10 (Feb. 4, 1969), episode #12 (March 4, 1969)  and episode #16 (April 22, 1969). 

Tonight:"Cottage For Sale." The Duke and Duchess of Windsor offer a tour of the estate they are selling in France. Also, a look at hijacking and "Why People Murder" talks to the Houston homicide division.                                                    

Sept. 24-1968-Present 

Tonight: Mike  Wallace and Harry Reasoner host. 

A report on hundreds of North Vietnamese films currently being distributed in the United States, especially to Universities for discussion and understanding the Vietnamese point of view on the war. How they see their own challenges. 

Nat Hentoff is interviewed by Mike Wallace related to a report on Rock 'N' Roll current trends in music. 

Harry Reasoner reports on what is considered by society as "ugly." He ends this explorative essay reading a poem written by Ogden Nash, "The Hippopotamus." 

Mike Wallace reads letters from viewers who comment about past 60 Minute programs. 

Mike Wallace discusses the just delivered President Richard M. Nixon news press conference earlier tonight with Bill Moyers, publisher of Long Island newspaper Newsday, and Emmet Hughes former advisor to President Dwight Eisenhower.

An essay on a tour of Pear Harbor with former Japanese submarine seamen. 

NOTE: The Library of Congress has archived all of the "60 MINUTES"series which premiered September 24, 1968 with the exception of 13 of the first season's 19 episodes. 

Those NOT archived are broadcasts number 1 (Sept. 24 1968), 3 (Oct. 22, 1968), 6 (Dec. 10, 1968), 8 (Jan. 7, 1969), 9 (Jan. 21, 1969), 10 (Feb. 4, 1969), 11 (Feb. 18, 1969), 12 (March 4, 1969), 13 (March 15, 1969), 14 (April 1, 1969), 15 (April 15, 1969), 16 (April 22 1969) & 19 (June 24, 1969 which had two re-runs and one new episode). 

ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, Inc. has in its archive excerpts from the premiere episode, #1 (Sept. 24, 1968), episode #8 (Jan. 7, 1969), episode #10 (Feb. 4, 1969), episode #12 (March 4, 1969)  and episode #16 (April 22, 1969). 
                                                                                                      

Harry Reasoner introduces an interview with Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt. Growing up with her father, and other topics related to her famous dad, are discussed on this 16th episode of the series first season. 

NOTE: The Library of Congress has archived all of the "60 MINUTES"series which premiered September 24, 1968 with the exception of 13 of the first season's 19 episodes. 

Those NOT archived are broadcasts number 1 (Sept. 24 1968), 3 (Oct. 22, 1968), 6 (Dec. 10, 1968), 8 (Jan. 7, 1969), 9 (Jan. 21, 1969), 10 (Feb. 4, 1969), 11 (Feb. 18, 1969), 12 (March 4, 1969), 13 (March 15, 1969), 14 (April 1, 1969), 15 (April 15, 1969), 16 (April 22 1969) & 19 (June 24, 1969 which had two re-runs and one new episode). 

ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, Inc. has in its archive excerpts from the premiere episode, #1 (Sept. 24, 1968), episode #8 (Jan. 7, 1969), episode #10 (Feb. 4, 1969), episode #12 (March 4, 1969)  and episode #16 (April 22, 1969).                                       

September 24th, 1968-

An hour newsmagazine with a strong emphasis on investigative reporting. 60 Minutes began in 1968 as a bi-weekly show, alternating on Tuesday evenings with CBS Reports. In the fall of 1971, it shifted to Sunday evenings. In the fall of 1975, it became a weekly series. It remains a fixture on Sunday evenings on CBS to this day.

Topics: Tora, Tora, Tora, The Clio Awards, American draft resisters living in Canada.

Harry Reasoner and Mike Wallace report. 





                                                                                                                    

THE 10 O'CLOCK NEWS 

March 13, 1967 - July 5, 1968 (Half Hour)
July 8, 1968 - February 23, 1979 (One Hour)

Bill Jorgensen was the founding and longtime anchor of New York City's FIRST PRIME TIME ONE HOUR WEEKLY NEWS BROADCAST premiering  format on July 8, 1968. It began as a half hour News Broadcast anchored by Bill Jorgensen on March 13, 1967.

 When WNEW-TV began producing 10 O'CLOCK NEWS with Bill Jorgensen at the helm, no other commercial television stations had a prime time newscast. The New York Times television critic Jack Gould described the newscast as "a thoroughly professional news summary" due in part to "Mr. Jorgensen's durably pleasing style and demeanor. He suggests authority without affectation." 

HISTORY:
On March 13, 1967 Channel 5 launched the first prime time newscast in the tri-state area, just a few months after sister station WTTG in Washington D.C. became the first station in the United States with one. Since then, a lot has changed but there are still a few constants like the seemingly eternal question, “It’s 10 p.m. Do you know where your children are?”

In 1967, channel 5, then called WNEW-TV, had been an independent television station for eleven years since the disbanding of the DuMont Network where it was the flagship station. The station was owned by Metromedia, which obtained the majority of the network’s assets, including the DuMont Tele-centre on East 67th Street that served as the home for channel 5.

Metromedia tapped Bill Jorgensen, a reporter for WEWS in Cleveland to anchor the newscast in either Washington or New York. Jorgensen decided on New York after he had heard some in the industry say that the news couldn’t compete against entertainment programming. In the newscast’s first year, it was competing against programs from the networks such as The Big Valley, The Carol Burnett Show, The Dean Martin Show and I Spy. The neigh sayers were proven wrong and the plucky little newscast without all the resources of a big network behind it did quite well against the entertainment competition and quickly expanded from a half hour to an hour.

In December of 1969 John Roland joined the station and a little less than ten years later became Jorgensen’s successor after he moved over to WPIX in 1979. When Roland took over the anchor chair, WPIX’s Action News (later Independent Network News) offered the only 10 p.m. competition for news in the city. In other parts of the country 10 p.m. newscasts were popping up on independent stations after seeing the success in New York.

The 10 O'CLOCK NEWS on WNEW TV  followed a talk show hosted by Merv Griffin and was followed by a local talk show hosted by Alan Burke, and then followed with The Les Crane Show when The 10'Oclock News was a half hour broadcast. This line-up rapidly built a substantial audience. 

After a twelve year successful run Bill Jorgensen left WNEW and The 10'OClock News and was succeeded at by John Roland, who anchored his first broadcast on March 14, 1979. Jorgensen who quit after his Feb. 23, broadcast left the newscast without an official anchor replacement for two and half weeks. Roland who had previously been a featured reporter and co-anchor became the new anchor. 

Bill Jorgensen's signature signoff was "I'm Bill Jorgensen, thanking you for your time this time 'till next time."

NOTE: Bill Jorgensen had it written into his contract at WNEW that he was the only one who could use a TelePrompTer, and this meant that when he was debriefing a reporter on set, the reporter would have to constantly look at his notes. By contract, Jorgensen would always look steadily into the camera, projecting an air of power and confidence. He warred bitterly with station management, including Ted Kavanau, then news director, who says Jorgensen "was a difficult guy, very moody, hardly talked to anybody, but when you turned on that camera, he performed brilliantly. He had a voice that was like fate reaching out to you."

ON THIS BROADCAST: Joined in progress,  Rolland Smith, National White House correspondent for Metromedia television (WTTG), and staff hire on the 10 O'clock News for a short period of time in 1970, reports an investigative analysis commentary questioning the actions and timeline of Senator Edward Kennedy related to his movements and apparent activities before, during and after the tragic auto accidental death of Mary Jo Kopechne who was a passenger in Kennedy's car on the evening of July 18, 1969.

Questions Smith poses during  the final seven minutes of this joined in progress report, and also heard statements by Senator Edward Kennedy recorded and integrated in this report during his press conferences include:

-How did Ted Kennedy know that Mary Jo Kopechne was dead when he walked away from the accident site?

-Why did Kennedy walk over a mile back to the party from which he and Mary Jo just left after the accident and not to anyone one of a few close by homes near the site of the accident?

-Why a 10 hour gap in time before Kennedy called the police?

-Was it possible that Mary Joe Kopechne was still alive when Ted Kennedy left the scene of the car submerged in the water?

-Why once Kennedy returned to the party no doctor was called immediately?

-How did Kennedy manage to swim a challenging 300 feet swim back to his hotel room after all Ferry service was closed for the night, after 1am?

-Why was there no immediate questions by authorities of those people who attended the party?

-Why were all of those who attended the party off the island before the investigation began?

-Why was there such a quick "closed case" stated by Edgartown Police chief Dominick Arena whom we hear stating as such at a press conference.

Included in this investigative report by Rolland Smith is his interview with Metromedia Television News grip, Jack Loubat (?) who test swims the same swift current that purportedly Senator Edward Kennedy states he swam, only to conclude that it is very challenging feat and very difficult to accomplish.

The news continues with a report on Edward Kennedy's immediate pollical future at stake, and a separate news story concerning the New Haven railroad battle ahead related to fare proposed hikes. A segment filmed at a public hearing is covered with Westchester congressman Ogden Reid objecting to the proposed raises. A counter point of view is expressed by a railroad representative at the hearing. 

NOTE:
Rolland Smith's earliest broadcasting job was for Metromedia Television, where he served as White House correspondent for WTTG. Metromedia would later transfer him to New York, where he would become co-anchor of WNEW-TV's 10 PM newscast.

Smith departed Metromedia for CBS in the Fall of 1970, and instantly became a reporter and anchor for WCBS. In 1973 Smith was named co-anchor of WCBS' evening newscasts, a position he held for 13 years. His 11 PM co-anchors included Dave Marash (1973–1978 and 1981–1982) and Vic Miles (1978–1979), before Michele Marsh joined him for the balance of his run with channel 2. Starting in late 1975, he was teamed with Jim Jensen on the 6 PM newscast, a partnership that remained until Smith's departure from the station in 1986.
 

NOTE: 

THIS TWELVE MINUTE EXCERPT TELEVISION AUDIO AIR CHECK REPRESENTS THE OLDEST KNOWN EXTANT BROADCAST RECORD, IN ANY FORM, OF THE "10 O'CLOCK NEWS" WHICH HAS BEEN 99% WIPED (ERASED, "LOST," DESTROYED), REFLECTING ITS FIRST DOZEN YEARS ON TELEVISION (1967-1979).

      NO KNOWN BROADCASTS OR EVEN EXCERPTS OF THE "10 O'CLOCK NEWS WITH BILL JORGENSEN" EXISTS OR IS ARCHIVED AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, UCLA FILM & TV ARCHIVE, PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY NEWS ARCHIVE, OR THE ARCHIVES OF WNEW METROMEDIA. 

ONE ENDING OF THE PROGRAM AND CREDITS CAN BE FOUND ON YOU TUBE (62 SECONDS), AND ANOTHER VERY BRIEF PROMOTIONAL OF THE SHOW.