Walter Winchell Trailer
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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.
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Walter Winchell Trailer
Preview: 10/20/2020 | 2mVideo has Closed Captions
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.
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The time Walter Winchell condemned an American Nazi rally
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Clip: 10/20/2020 | 2m 53s | Walter Winchell condemned a rally of American Nazis in 1939. (2m 53s)
Walter Winchell and the "trial of the century"
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Clip: 10/20/2020 | 2m 6s | How Walter Winchell used the "trial of the century" to blend news and entertainment. (2m 6s)
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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...