Francis Newton Littlejohn Explained

Francis Newton Littlejohn, Sr. (July 20, 1908  - November 24, 2005) was the news director at the American Broadcasting Company that made the decision to cover the Army-McCarthy Hearings live, from gavel to gavel.[1] He resigned from ABC in 1961.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Joe . Holley . Francis Littlejohn Dies. Aired Full McCarthy Hearings on ABC. . Francis Newton "Fritz" Littlejohn, 97, news director at ABC in 1954 when the network provided gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Army- McCarthy hearings, died of cardiac arrest November 24 at his home in New York City. . . December 9, 2005 . 2008-03-15 . 2009-04-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090416201557/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/939110651.html?dids=939110651:939110651&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Dec+9%2C+2005&author=Joe+Holley&pub=The+Washington+Post&edition=&startpage=B.07&desc=Francis+Littlejohn+Dies%3B+Aired+Full+McCarthy+Hearings+on+ABC . dead .
  2. News: Richard F.. Shepard. Francis Littlejohn, Director of Public Affairs and News, Leaves Post. Francis Littlejohn, for seven years director of news and public affairs for the American Broadcasting Company, resigned yesterday. . . January 4, 1961 . 2008-08-21 .

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