About Howard K. Smith
Howard Kingsbury Smith was an American journalist, radio reporter, television anchorman, political commentator, and film actor. He was one of the original members of the team of war correspondents known as the Murrow Boys. McGovern of South Dakota for re-election), Smith became the first national television commentator to call for Nixon's resignation over Watergate. In 1969, the veteran reporter became the co-anchor of the ABC Evening News, first with Frank Reynolds, then the following year with another CBS alumnus, Harry Reasoner. Last Train from Berlin became an American best-seller and was reprinted in 2001, shortly before Smith's death. Smith became a significant member of the "Murrow Boys" that made CBS the dominant broadcast news organization of the era.
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