Howard Caldwell is interviewed by Bill Hussung on Indiana Tonight;
Host/Producer: Bill Hussung;
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(Notes by Cate Charron, J450 History of Journalism, Fall 2021 )
Howard Caldwell talks about his career in broadcast as well as the opinions he’s formed over the years. He chats with the host, talking about his own experience as well as what he’s seen in the industry.
00:00: newscast, Howard Caldwell is a guest, station intro
00:51: Caldwell introduced, Caldwell talks about always wanting to be in news and interest in broadcast, talks about radio v. tv and how tv was gaining but radio more, talks about how they organized shows when they first started and how it’s different from today
6:40: he talked about his journalism background, talked about what film they used, said he thought about moving onto a larger market but said he preferred to stay in Indianapolis, said he got into broadcast later into his career because of the military
12:16: talked about more performers than journalists as anchors, said the audience notices, said staffs started to get bigger
*14:51: talks about going to India, talks about getting the interview, on the fly
14:08:”You traveled abroad”
16:11: “She sat down and talk to us
He gives insight about the time.
17:01: said broadcast is focusing on getting things important on the air and not as much emphasis on visual elements, said people is are good at everything are good broadcast journalists, said beats are altered
22:16: happy talk? Said broadcast broadcast was super serious, mentioned Edward Murrow, he said there is a balance,
25:09: most memorable broadcasts, mention explosion and profiles on Howard’s Indiana