As early as 1946 he began working for CBS TV, and he anchored the network’s first regularly scheduled evening newscast, the “CBS Television News,” in August 1948.

Although a local version began earlier, the network edition of the “CBS Television News” began on this date in 1948. Douglas Edwards served as the first anchor. Only five stations belonged to ...

On May 3, 1948, Edwards began anchoring CBS Television News, as a regular 15-minute nightly newscast on the CBS television network, including WCBS-TV. It aired every weeknight at 7:30 pm, and was ...

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It ...