''See It Now'' is an American

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and documentary series broadcast by

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from 1951 to 1958. It was created by

Edward R. Murrow Edward Roscoe Murrow (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow; April 25, 1908 – April 27, 1965) was an American broadcast journalist and war correspondent. He first gained prominence during World War II with a series of live radio broadcasts from Europe ...

and

Fred W. Friendly Fred W. Friendly (born Ferdinand Friendly Wachenheimer, October 30, 1915 – March 3, 1998) was a president of CBS News and the creator, along with Edward R. Murrow, of the documentary television program ''See It Now''. He originated the concept ...

, with Murrow as the host of the show. From 1952 to 1957, ''See It Now'' won four Emmy Awards, and was nominated three other times. It also won a 1952

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Second Red Scare

Murrow produced a number of episodes of the show that dealt with the Second Red Scare (1947-1957) (one of the more notable episodes resulted in a U.S. military officer,

Milo Radulovich Milo John Radulovich (October 28, 1926 – November 19, 2007) was an American reserve Air Force lieutenant who was accused of being a security risk for maintaining a "close and continuing relationship" with his father and sister, in violation o ...

, being acquitted, after being charged with supporting Communism), before embarking on a broadcast on March 9, 1954

Production

Don Hewitt was the director.

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2000s

In September 2006, "See It Now" became the slogan for a relaunched ''

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'' with new anchor Katie Couric.

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''See It Now''
from the

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''See it Now, March 9, 1954''
and Senator McCarthy's response on April 6, hosted by the University of Maryland, College Park {{Edward R. Murrow 1951 American television series debuts 1958 American television series endings 1950s American television news shows 1950s American documentary television series Black-and-white American television shows CBS original programming English-language television shows Peabody Award-winning television programs Cultural depictions of Josip Broz Tito Cultural depictions of Jawaharlal Nehru Red Scare

Second Red Scare

Production

2000s

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