CBS' George Herman, 1920 - 2005
CBS announced yesterday that veteran correspondent and 15-year “Face the Nation” host George Herman passed away at D.C.’s GWU Hosp. He was 85.
Present almost since the conception at CBS, Herman’s first time on the air was when he broke into programming to announce that Japan had surrendered in 1945. He had to ad lib for 20 minutes before an actual correspondent arrived in the studio.
Three years later at the Democratic National Convention, the NY Times obit relates,
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