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Last updated Feb 26 2024.
Originally posted Feb 26 2024 8:57 PM.
His radio breakthrough came in 1932, when NBC’s Blue Network (later ABC) tapped him to host The Jergens Journal, another 15- minute show that mixed entertainment news with matters of national importance. In an era dominated by sober analysis, Winchell was colorful, emotional, and fiercely opinionated, and his top-rated show brought him an unprecedented celebrity and power.
Winchell’s broadcasts were fast-paced affairs, with each story delivered in a rapid-fire staccato style and punctuated with the urgent tapping of a telegraph key. Winchell perfected the use of slang to report stories that might have led to legal disputes, although his contract held him harmless from libelous material.
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