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American Masters

Walter Winchell Trailer

Meet the columnist who pioneered the fast-paced journalism that dominates today.

Aired 10/20/2020

American Masters

Walter Winchell Trailer

Preview: 10/20/2020 | 2mVideo has Closed Captions

Meet the columnist who pioneered the fast-paced journalism that dominates today.

Meet Walter Winchell, the newspaper columnist, radio commentator and television personality who pioneered the fast-paced, gossip-driven, politically charged journalism that dominates today. At his peak, his audience was 50 million. Stanley Tucci portrays Winchell in a new American Masters documentary.

Aired 10/20/2020

Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Judith and Burton Resnick, Blanche and Hayward Cirker Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Koo...

The time Walter Winchell condemned an American Nazi rally

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Walter Winchell condemned a rally of American Nazis in 1939. (2m 53s)

Walter Winchell and the "trial of the century"

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How Walter Winchell used the "trial of the century" to blend news and entertainment. (2m 6s)

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