Poster for Al Primo and his Eyewitness News Revolution featuring a quote, a list of cast members, narration by John Johnson, and credits for the production team.

Brian Calfano

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Al Primo & His Eyewitness News Revolution

Once upon a time, your TV news report came from a white man sitting at a desk reading a script. That all changed when "Eyewitness News" took to the air in 1965. Al Primo's vision of news became the industry standard: a reporter-centric "eyewitness" multicultural ensemble resembling the community. Al Primo & His Eyewitness News Revolution documents the career and influence of the man who understood that people can tell their stories better than anyone else.

August 24, 2024
8:30-10:30 PM

LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
Little Theater
Van Dam Street and 47th Avenue

Brian Robert Calfano is a TV news reporter and journalism professor at the University of Cincinnati. He's won multiple broadcasting awards for documentary content, investigative reporting, and political coverage. An accomplished academic, he's the author of several university press books and dozens of academic articles on topics ranging from political communication to urban politics to religion.

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Close-up of a vintage TV schedule and program guide from 1965 on KYW-TV, with black and white photo of a man on the left and yellow and red design elements.

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