Video: '"Wires and Lights in a Box" - Edward R. Murrow's full RTNDA speech - 1958'
(Wednesday, October 15, 1958, evening CDT) — CBS commentator Edward R. Murrow prodded the radio and television industry tonight to present more significant news and public information programs during the prime broadcasting hours.
Murrow, who delivered his famous “wires and lights in a box” speech before attendees of the Radio Television News Directors Association convention at The Blackstone Hotel in Chicago, pointed to those who fear controversy and who say the public is primarily interested in entertainment.
