Chet Huntley first worked with David Brinkley in 1956 while co-anchoring the Republican and Democratic National Conventions of that year. The NBC duo successfully garnered the largest share of the convention television audience, and as a result, the Huntley-Brinkley team was born. The Huntley-Brinkley Report's audience was estimated at 20 million, and in 1965, a consumer research company found that, as a result of their hugely successful news program, both Huntley and Brinkley were more recognizable to American adults than such famous stars as Cary Grant, James Stewart or the Beatles.

    Presented by

    Chet Huntley in New York City

    David Brinkley in Washington

    Country of origin United States

    Production

    Running time 30 minutes

    Broadcast

    Original channel NBC

    Original run October 29, 1956 – July 31, 1970

     

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    David Brinkley on co-anchoring The Huntley-Brinkley Report  and his chemistry with Chet Huntley

    03:52
    Thumbnail of Julian Goodman

    Julian Goodman on the debut of The Huntley-Brinkley Report and the expansion of television news

    01:57
    Thumbnail of Connie Chung

    Connie Chung on Huntley and Brinkley being true co-anchors

    01:17
    Thumbnail of Robert MacNeil

    Robert MacNeil on working on The Huntley-Brinkley Report and covering the 1964 campaign

    07:13
    Thumbnail of Max Schindler

    Max Schindler on directing The Huntley-Brinkley Report

    02:36
    Thumbnail of David Brinkley

    David Brinkley on the end of The Huntley-Brinkley Report

    01:07

    David Brinkley

    David Brinkley on teaming up with Chet Huntley for The Huntley-Brinkley Report

    06:54

    David Brinkley on co-anchoring The Huntley-Brinkley Report and his chemistry with Chet Huntley

    03:52

    David Brinkley on anchoring political conventions

    03:18

    David Brinkley on concerns that he and Chet Huntley were too "boring"

    04:40

    David Brinkley on the end of The Huntley-Brinkley Report

    01:07

    Connie Chung

    Connie Chung on Huntley and Brinkley being true co-anchors

    01:17

    Bob Doyle

    Bob Doyle on the Camel News Caravan and The Huntley Brinkley Report

    03:17

    Bob Doyle on teaming Chet Huntley and David Brinkley for the 1956 political conventions, which resulted in The Huntley-Brinkley Report

    03:14

    Bob Doyle on the format of The Huntley-Brinkley Report

    04:08

    Bob Doyle on how Chet Huntley and David Brinkley were different on The Huntley-Brinkley Report, and on producer Reuven Frank

    02:43

    Reuven Frank

    Reuven Frank on the advent of The Huntley-Brinkley Report

    04:21

    Reuven Frank on the early studios of The Huntley-Brinkley Report

    04:00

    Reuven Frank on the set of The Huntley-Brinkley Report

    04:07

    Reuven Frank on Chet Huntley and David Brinkley's strengths on The Huntley-Brinkley Report

    02:54

    Reuven Frank on the technical aspects of broadcasting The Huntley-Brinkley Report, and how they evolved

    04:22

    Reuven Frank on John Chancellor's coverage of the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, AR for The Huntley-Brinkley Report

    07:43

    Reuven Frank on The Huntley-Brinkley Report going from fifteen minutes to a half-hour

    01:36

    Reuven Frank on expanding The Huntley-Brinkley Report from fifteen minutes to a half-hour

    04:01

    Reuven Frank on doing stories about oil when Texaco was a sponsor of The Huntley-Brinkley Report

    04:58

    Reuven Frank on Chet Huntley and David Brinkley reporting on the John F. Kennedy assassination and funeral for The Huntley-Brinkley Report

    07:12

    Reuven Frank on the 1964 Republican political convention and the distrust of the news media, specifically The Huntley-Brinkley Report

    04:05

    Reuven Frank on leaving The Huntley-Brinkey Report

    01:17

    Reuven Frank on the ratings decline of The Huntley-Brinkley Report

    05:32

    Reuven Frank on the ratings decline of The Huntley-Brinkley Report

    03:16

    Revuen Frank on the retirement of Chet Huntley from The Huntley-Brinkley Report and replacing the show

    02:40

    Julian Goodman

    Julian Goodman on the debut of The Huntley-Brinkley Report and the expansion of television news

    01:57

    Gwen Ifill

    Gwen Ifill on watching The Huntley-Brinkley report as a child with her father

    00:48

    Robert MacNeil

    Robert MacNeil on working on The Huntley-Brinkley Report and covering the 1964 campaign

    07:13

    Robert MacNeil on acting as roving reporter for The Huntley-Brinkley Report

    07:44

    Robert MacNeil on his critique of The Huntley-Brinkley Report and of network news in general

    13:07

    Bill Monroe

    Bill Monroe on his association with The Huntley-Brinkley Report at NBC News, and on working with David Brinkley

    03:08

    Max Schindler

    Max Schindler on directing The Huntley-Brinkley Report

    02:36

    Arthur Schneider

    Arthur Schneider on editing for The Huntley-Brinkley Report

    01:27

    Sanford Socolow

    Sanford Socolow on the competition between CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite and The Huntley-Brinkley Report

    05:45

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