Fred Friendly (1915-1998) was the single most important
personality in news and public affairs programming during the first
four decades of American television. Portrayed by George Clooney in
the film "Good Night and Good Luck," Friendly, together with Edward
R. Murrow, invented the television documentary format and
subsequently oversaw the birth of public television. Juggling the
roles of producer, policy maker, and teacher, Friendly had an
unprecedented impact on the development of CBS in its heyday,
wielded extensive influence at the Ford Foundation under the
presidency of McGeorge Bundy, and trained a generation of
journalists at Columbia University during a tumultuous period of
student revolt.
Ralph Engelman's biography is the first comprehensive account of
Friendly's life and work. Known as a "brilliant monster," Friendly
stood at the center of television's unique response to McCarthyism,
Watergate, and the Vietnam War, and the pitched battles he fought
continue to resonate in the troubled world of television news.
Engelman's fascinating psychological portrait explores the sources
of Friendly's legendary rage and his extraordinary achievement.
Drawing on private papers and interviews with colleagues, family
members, and friends, "Friendlyvision" is the definitive story of
broadcast journalism's infamous "wild man," providing a crucial
perspective on the past and future character of American
journalism.
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