You couldn't get a TV job if you were black, then. My dad worked in radio, which is why his station broke the news. My dad ran outside and did a live broadcast from a phone booth, then came back to take eye-witness interviews.
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I've been busy this month, so just caught this @washingtonpost article about a new historical retrospective (which quotes my dad, a newsman who was present in the front row at Malcolm X' assassination)https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/02/26/malcolm-x-didnt-fear-being-killed-i-live-like-a-man-who-is-dead-already/?utm_term=.3f72dcdf4b56 …
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Sometimes you think your dad is just a normal dad-guy and then you grow up and realize what a thing your dad in particular lived through.
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He went on to become CBS' first ever black anchorman, and a press secretary to Bobby Kennedy. His career was "a little intense."
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BONUS: here's a recording with additional narrative http://www.ablacklookback.com/uploads/3/3/3/8/3338857/blb-malcolmxlastwordssample.mp3 … (via http://www.ablacklookback.com )
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