Martin Agronsky

Martin Agronsky was an American broadcast journalist and political interviewer who hosted television programs including Agronsky & Company.

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Edward R. Murrow: Edward R. Murrow was an American broadcast journalist known for pioneering radio and television news reporting. Agronsky worked alongside Murrow at CBS during the rise of television journalism.
Agronsky & Company: Agronsky & Company was a television public-affairs program hosted by Martin Agronsky. The program became the signature expression of Agronsky's interview and discussion style.
Associated Press: The Associated Press is a nonprofit news cooperative that supplies reporting to media organizations worldwide. Agronsky began his journalism career as a reporter for the Associated Press.
Political journalism: Political journalism reports and analyzes elections, government, public policy, and political actors. Agronsky's interviews and broadcasts belong to this reporting tradition.
David Brinkley: David Brinkley was an American television journalist and longtime co-anchor of NBC's evening news. Brinkley was a contemporary whose career also shaped television political reporting.
Meet the Press: Meet the Press is an American television news program centered on interviews with public figures. It provides a long-running comparison for Agronsky's political interview format.
World War II: World War II was a global conflict fought from 1939 to 1945 between the Allied and Axis powers. Agronsky reported from Europe during the war, establishing his reputation as a correspondent.
Broadcast journalism: Broadcast journalism gathers and presents news through radio, television, and digital audio or video. His career traces broadcast journalism's shift from radio reporting to television discussion.
Walter Cronkite: Walter Cronkite was an American television journalist who anchored the CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981. Cronkite represents the network-news institution in which Agronsky built his reputation.
Face the Nation: Face the Nation is an American Sunday-morning public-affairs program featuring interviews and discussion. Its format shares Agronsky's focus on questioning political figures before a broad audience.