Heritage; 58; H. V. Kaltenborn. Part 1
- Series
- Heritage
- Episode Number
- 58
- Episode
- H. V. Kaltenborn. Part 1
- Producing Organization
- WQED (Television station : Pittsburgh, Pa.)
- WQED (Television station : Pittsburgh, Pa.)
- Contributing Organization
- WQED (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/120-6663z09h
- NOLA Code
- HERG
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Episodes 58 - 61 of Heritage feature H.V. Kaltenborn, "Dean of American Commentators." He discusses his life and varied experiences as they relate to his years in radio broadcasting. He provides insight into the background of many headline stories of the past by telling of personal incidents which made them more meaningful for him, and through his news work, for the public. Kaltenborn began his career as a radio news analyst in 1922. In 1929, he joined the CBS staff, where he remained until 1940. He then began working with NBC. His coverage of World War II entailed visits to the British Isles, Italy, France, Germany, West Africa, Latin America and the Southwest Pacific. Mr. Kaltenborn has received many news broadcasting awards, including the DuPont Award, the Radio Certificate of Merit by the National Federation of Press Women and a citation from the National Civic Federation. A journalist as well as a broadcaster, Mr. Kaltenborn is the author of several books, among them: "We Look at the World," 1930; "Kaltenborn Edits the News," 1937; "Kaltenborn Edits the War News," 1942; "Europe Now," 1945; and "It Seems Like Yesterday," 1950. In this episode Mr. Kaltenborn, often called "Dean of American Commentators," discusses with Mr. Herb Morrison, Pittsburgh newscaster, and Mr. TFX Higgins, executive director of the Foreign Policy Association of Pittsburgh, his early life, his parents, how he met his wife, his early news experience, his days on the staff of the "Brooklyn Eagle," his education at Harvard University, and his introduction into the field of world commentary. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Series Description
- Through "Heritage," a selected group of prominent persons individually address themselves to broad areas of subject matter in fields where they are particularly qualified to speak. Rather than being a simple series of conventional pattern, this is a "series of series," where each guest appears on several episode in several formats (i.e. straight talk, interview, talk with small group, conversation). This series totaling 131 half-hour episodes was originally recorded on various formats including film and videotape. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1958-08-03
- Asset type
- Episode
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Guest:
Higgins, TFX
Guest: Morrison, Herb
Host: Kaltenborn, H. V.
Producing Organization: WQED (Television station : Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Producing Organization: WQED (Television station : Pittsburgh, Pa.)
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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WQED-TV
Identifier: 3128 (WQED)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Print
Duration: 00:29:12
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2303037-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2303037-2 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
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Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive
Identifier: [request film based on title] (Indiana University)
Format: 16mm film
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Heritage; 58; H. V. Kaltenborn. Part 1,” 1958-08-03, WQED, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 18, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-120-6663z09h.
- MLA: “Heritage; 58; H. V. Kaltenborn. Part 1.” 1958-08-03. WQED, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 18, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-120-6663z09h>.
- APA: Heritage; 58; H. V. Kaltenborn. Part 1. Boston, MA: WQED, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-120-6663z09h