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| − | '''Chester Robert Huntley''' (1911-1974) is best known for his co-anchoring the [[NBC Nightly News|''The Huntley-Brinkley Report'']]. The show was the top rated in television during its fifteen-year history. Huntley worked for [[CBS]] and [[ABC]] News from 1937 to 1955, until he was hired by [[NBC]] News. He first worked with future co-anchor [[David Brinkley]] covering the [[Republican]] and [[Democratic]] conventions. When [[NBC]] placed Brinkley and Huntley together, they formed a dynamic duo, earning eight [[Emmy Awards]], and reaching an audience of twenty million <ref>http://www.nps.gov/home/historyculture/upload/MW,pdf,HuntleyBio,b.pdf</ref>. A research company found that Huntley and his partner were more widely recognized then famous stars including [[James Stewart]], [[Cary Grant]]and the [[Beatles]]<ref>http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/H/htmlH/huntleychet/huntleychet.htm</ref>. Huntley retired in August 1970, and returned to his [[Montana]] ranch. He died of lung cancer in 1974<ref>http://www.nndb.com/people/132/000056961/</ref>. | + | '''Chester Robert Huntley''' (1911-1974) is best known for his co-anchoring the [[NBC Nightly News|''The Huntley-Brinkley Report'']]. The show was the top rated in television during its fifteen-year history. Huntley worked for [[CBS]] and [[ABC]] News from 1937 to 1955, until he was hired by [[NBC]] News. He first worked with future co-anchor [[David Brinkley]] covering the [[Republican]] and [[Democratic]] conventions. When [[NBC]] placed Brinkley and Huntley together, they formed a dynamic duo, earning eight [[Emmy Awards]], and reaching an audience of twenty million .<ref>http://www.nps.gov/home/historyculture/upload/MW,pdf,HuntleyBio,b.pdf</ref> A research company found that Huntley and his partner were more widely recognized then famous stars including [[James Stewart]], [[Cary Grant]]and the [[Beatles]].<ref>http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/H/htmlH/huntleychet/huntleychet.htm</ref> Huntley retired in August 1970, and returned to his [[Montana]] ranch. He died of lung cancer in 1974.<ref>http://www.nndb.com/people/132/000056961/</ref> |
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| | *On ''the Huntley-Brinkley Report'', co-anchors, David Brinkley and Huntley would end the newscast by with the now well known phase, "Good night, David. Good night, Chet." | | *On ''the Huntley-Brinkley Report'', co-anchors, David Brinkley and Huntley would end the newscast by with the now well known phase, "Good night, David. Good night, Chet." |
| | *Huntley developed the "Big Sky" resort, in [[Montana]] where he retired. | | *Huntley developed the "Big Sky" resort, in [[Montana]] where he retired. |
| − | *In his first job after attending the [[University of Washington]] Huntley received $10 a month<ref>http://www.nps.gov/home/historyculture/upload/MW,pdf,HuntleyBio,b.pdf</ref>. | + | *In his first job after attending the [[University of Washington]] Huntley received $10 a month.<ref>http://www.nps.gov/home/historyculture/upload/MW,pdf,HuntleyBio,b.pdf</ref> |
| | *At the height of the ''Huntley-Brinkley Report'', Huntley received an estimated $200,000 salary. | | *At the height of the ''Huntley-Brinkley Report'', Huntley received an estimated $200,000 salary. |
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