Interviewees discuss the Korean War (1950-53) and its coverage on television.

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    Mili Lerner Bonsignori on working on the pilot episode of See It Now which followed how a donation of blood made it to a soldier in the Korean War

    00:28
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    Producer Garry Marshall on his service during the Korean War, where he ran Army radio stations

    04:19
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    Loretta Swit on women's role in wartime

    42:44
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    Stan Chambers on KTLA's remote coverage of the local Southern California troops leaving for Korea and returning from duty 

    01:48
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    Larry Hagman on joining the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and handling troop entertainment in NCO clubs

    00:00
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    Larry Gelbart on how the Korean conflict was the real backdrop for the fictional M*A*S*H television series

    04:27

    Alan Alda

    Alan Alda on the connection between the Korean War setting of M*A*S*H and the then-contemporary conflict in Vietnam

    01:23

    Wade Bingham

    Wade Bingham on covering the Korean War for CBS News

    09:44

    Wade Bingham on covering the Battle of Chongju and other battles during the Korean War

    04:00

    Wade Bingham on covering the firing of General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War for CBS News

    12:34

    Wade Bingham on his most memorable moments covering the Korean War for CBS News

    02:47

    Wade Bingham on memorable moments shooting the Korean War for CBS News

    04:30

    Wade Bingham on Edward R. Murrow bringing See it Now to Korea during the Korean War

    10:13

    Wade Bingham on competing with other news organizations during the Korean War, and on bringing sound to his footage of it

    07:46

    Mili Lerner Bonsignori

    Mili Lerner Bonsignori on working on the pilot episode of See It Now which followed how a donation of blood made it to a soldier in the Korean War

    00:28

    Charles Cappleman

    Charles Cappleman on his involvement in the Korean War

    10:12

    Stan Chambers

    Stan Chambers on KTLA's remote coverage of the local Southern California troops leaving for Korea and returning from duty 

    01:48

    Nick Clooney

    Nick Clooney on serving in the Armed Forces Radio Network during the Korean War

    06:47

    Jamie Farr

    Jamie Farr on keeping in touch with Red Skelton when Farr got drafted in 1957 and the pair entertaining troops together

    04:13

    Jamie Farr on getting drafted during the Korean conflict

    00:57

    Jamie Farr on the premise of M*A*S*H

    03:41

    Jamie Farr on the dog tags he wore as "Klinger" on M*A*S*H and how the show was similar to the real Korean Way (in which Farr had served)

    01:45

    Murray Fromson

    Murray Fromson on being drafted during the Korean War, and he came to write for "Stars and Stripes"

    02:24

    Murray Fromson on what it was like to write for "Stars and Stripes" during the Korean War, and how a story he wrote got him transferred from being stationed in Japan to Korea

    02:38

    Murray Fromson on some of his most striking memories of reporting for "Stars and Stripes" in Korea during the Korean War

    04:29

    Murray Fromson on getting in trouble for a story he wrote about a Marine while reporting for "Stars and Stripes" during the Korean War, and how this led to him being hired by the Associated Press

    06:17

    Murray Fromson on being a correspondent in Japan, reporting on Japan and Korea following the end of the Korean War

    03:02

    James Garner

    James Garner on serving in the Korean War

    03:02

    Larry Gelbart

    Larry Gelbart on how the Korean conflict was the real backdrop for the fictional M*A*S*H television series

    04:27

    Larry Gelbart on AfterMASH, the unsuccessful followup to M*A*S*H which he says took the "wrong take" on what should never have been a comedy

    01:19

    Larry Hagman

    Larry Hagman on joining the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and handling troop entertainment in NCO clubs

    00:00

    Don Hewitt

    Don Hewitt on covering the Korean War for CBS News, and on how the technology of the industry has changed

    04:48

    Gene LeBell

    Gene LeBell on getting drafted during the Korean War and joining The Coast Guard

    06:38

    Garry Marshall

    Producer Garry Marshall on his service during the Korean War, where he ran Army radio stations

    04:19

    Bob McGrath

    Bob McGrath on volunteering for the draft during the Korean War and serving in Germany

    02:09

    Ed McMahon

    Ed McMahon on flying fighter planes as a Marine in the Korean War

    01:27

    Sig Mickelson

    Sig Mickelson on CBS News' coverage of the Korean War

    02:05

    Bob Newhart

    Bob Newhart on his time in the service during The Korean War

    02:06

    Gene Reynolds

    Gene Reynolds on M*A*S*H  in regards to Vietnam

    01:57

    Phil Roman

    Phil Roman on his experience in the Korean War

    02:22

    Max Schindler

    Max Schindler on serving in Korea

    01:27

    Jack Shea

    Jack Shea on entering the Army in 1952 and making training films

    01:56

    Sanford Socolow

    Sanford Socolow on getting drafted into the Korean War and serving in the public information office and the First Radio Broadcasting and Leaflet group

    06:06

    Loretta Swit

    Loretta Swit on women's role in wartime

    42:44

    Joseph Wershba

    Joseph Wershba on the See It Now "Christmas in Korea" report in 1952 with Edward R. Murrow

    12:07

    Av Westin

    Av Westin on various major news events in his career

    11:02

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