Howard K. Smith

Howard K. Smith (1914–2002) was an American broadcast journalist, correspondent, and television news anchor who worked for CBS and ABC News.

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Edward R. Murrow: An American broadcast journalist who led CBS News radio coverage during World War II and later helped shape television journalism. Smith joined Murrow’s CBS team in London during World War II.
CBS News: The news division of the American television and radio network CBS. Smith reported for CBS from Europe and later anchored its television broadcasts.
Battle of Britain: A 1940 air campaign in which Britain defended itself against sustained German attacks. Smith reported from London during the German air campaign.
Television news: Journalism produced and distributed through television broadcasts and related services. Smith’s anchoring career helped establish television as a central venue for national news.
Walter Cronkite: An American broadcast journalist who anchored the CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981. Cronkite and Smith became prominent CBS television journalists in the same era.
ABC News: The news division of the American television network ABC. Smith joined ABC in 1969 and became a prominent evening news anchor.
Smith Act: A 1940 United States federal law that criminalized advocating the violent overthrow of the government. Smith’s 1942 book The State of Europe discussed the law’s domestic political context.
Television news anchor: A journalist who presents and coordinates a television news program. Smith’s work exemplifies the anchor’s public-facing role in broadcast journalism.
Douglas Edwards: An American television journalist who was the first regular anchor of the CBS Evening News. Edwards preceded Smith as a leading CBS television news anchor.
CBS Evening News: A nightly television news program broadcast by CBS in the United States. Smith anchored the program from 1962 to 1963.