Joseph Wershba

On his early life and influences; on deciding he wanted to be a journalist, and on early favorite writers of his; on the politics of his family when he was growing up, and on getting involved with politics as he got older

On radio newscasts he listened to while growing up; on his experience with World War II; on being hired as a writer for CBS News on radio in 1944

On the staff of CBS News on radio in 1944 including Paul White and Edward R. Murrow; on the format of CBS News on radio in 1944, and the kinds of stories covered; on starting to write for CBS News on television for the 1948 political conventions

On reporter Douglas Edwards making the transition, and on the technological aspects of working in radio; on working on the radio program "CBS Views the Press" with Edward R. Murrow; on CBS reporter Don Hollenbeck committing suicide after having been accused of Communist sympathy

On CBS reporter Don Hollenbeck committing suicide after having been accused of Communist sympathies; on the start of his professional association with Edward R. Murrow and Fred Friendly, and on "Hear it Now"; on working with Walter Cronkite

On the relationship between Fred Friendly and Edward R. Murrow, and on Friendly's importance to CBS News in the '50s; on what it was like to work for Fred Friendly and Edward R. Murrow at CBS News; on a contentious meeting with William S. Paley and Edward R. Murrow

On Edward R. Murrow's relationships with William S. Paley and Walter Cronkite; on writing for See It Now, produced by Fred Friendly and anchored by Edward R. Murrow; on Alcoa, the sponsor of See It Now

On the staff of See It Now; on See It Now being apart from CBS News, and on Edward R. Murrow's later relationship with Walter Cronkite and management at CBS; on working on the See It Now story about reserve Air Force lieutenant Milo Radulovich

On working on the See It Now story about reserve Air Force lieutenant Milo Radulovich; on gauging reaction the See It Now story about reserve Air Force lieutenant Milo Radulovich; on the logistics of piecing together and editing the Milo Radulovich See It Now piece

On writing and recording the narration for the Milo Radulovich piece on See It Now, and on rehearsing the show; on the technical aspects of See It Now airing live; on the kinds of stories that were done by See It Now during its first few years

On the public reaction of the See It Now piece on Milo Radulovich, and on the anti-Communist crowd reaction; on the importance and the legacy of the Milo Radulovich story on See It Now

On collecting information for the classic See It Now broadcast "A Report on Senator Joseph R. McCarthy"; on how Senator Joseph R. McCarthy used television; on his relationship with Senator Joseph McCarthy

On Fred Friendly and Edward R. Murrow putting together See It Now "A Report on Senator Joseph R. McCarthy"; on Dr. Frank Stanton and William S. Paley's reaction to See It Now "A Report on Senator Joseph R. McCarthy"

On the impact the McCarthy See It Now story had on Edward R. Murrow's career and standing at CBS, and Murrow's interview with Robert Oppenheimer; on doing a See It Now story about suspected Communist Annie Lee Moss; on the See It Now report "The Argument in Indianapolis," and on the then-growing power of television

On being made to sign a "loyalty oath" by CBS; on the legacy of See It Now, anchored by Edward R. Murrow and produced by Fred Friendly, and on 60 Minutes; on the last time he saw Edward R. Murrow

On Edward R. Murrow's feelings about CBS toward the end of his life; on the See It Now "Christmas in Korea" report in 1952 with Edward R. Murrow

On the creation of 60 Minutes by Don Hewitt, and on early stories; on 60 Minutes being an investigative show, and on Mike Wallace covering Northern Ireland

On the differences between Fred Friendly and Don Hewitt as producers; on coming up with, or being assigned stories for 60 Minutes, and on stories he was not allowed to do; on 60 Minutes story on The Gulf of Tonkin incident

On dealing with advertisers on 60 Minutes; on the confrontational style of 60 Minutes; on some of the most important stories during his time at the show and on budgeting his stories

On producing the H.L. Hunt story for Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes; on producing the James Michener story for 60 Minutes; on producing 60 Minutes story on Japanese Internment during World War II

On producing the Jimmy Hoffa story for 60 Minutes (Morley Safer reported); on producing the Henry Durham story for 60 Minutes

On how the industry has changed since he started, and on the then-future of news on television

On various people he's worked with in his career

On some of the people he worked with in his career

On B-roll pictures from his career- with a Senator at the 1948 Philadelphia Convention; print ad for The Top of the News ; Edward R. Murrow broadcasting on CBS Radio; with the CBS Views The Press team; election night, 1960

On B-roll pictures from his career- with the CBS News team circa 1952; New York City Police Academy; with Cardinal Cushing; Mike Wallace on the West Bank; with Carl Sandberg and Wershba's son Don; with author James Michener; with his wife and Walter Cronkite; dancing with his wife; with the CBS News crew in Korea 1952