Word: schulberg
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...bitch." Almost from the moment the callow young reporter reached New York in 1928, he gained notoriety as a prodigious writer, a snob and a mean drunk. He kept blacklists of friends who had offended him. One such victim was Author Budd Schulberg, who was cut by O'Hara at the "21" Club. When a bar fly began insulting Schulberg, O'Hara snapped, "Nobody can talk to a friend of mine like that," then continued snubbing the young novelist...
...Robin Schulberg '73, one of the leaders of the group, said during the demonstration, "The grievance against the school committee is that they're building a racist school system; they're putting money into the busing apparatus instead of into the schools themselves...
Despite an avowed preference for a younger man ("We have an interest in perking up identification with a younger audience," says Executive Producer Stuart Schulberg), four of the eight are over 40. The list: Los Angeles Reporter Jess Marlow, 44; Washington Correspondent Douglas Kiker, 44; Today's Washington editor Bill Monroe, 53; and that perennial Today substitute and network newsman, Edwin Newman, 55; London Correspondent Garrick Utley, 34; New York Anchor Man Jim Hartz, 34; Tomorrow Host Tom Snyder, 38; and White House Correspondent Tom Brokaw...
...Today is expected to be more than just a good newsman, of course. Says Co-Host Walters: "The person must be able to do interviews and ad-lib those awful 30 seconds at the end of the show." He must also supply what Schulberg calls "chemical balance" to the stand-up comic pace of Today Reviewer Gene Shalit and the alternately sweet-and-strident Walters. And he must bring himself to do commercials...
...disfavor. Because it has only been a year since he was plucked from Los Angeles' KNBC to compete with CBS's Dan Rather, Brokaw's success surprised network executives. "Many of us did not realize that he had such poise, wit and delightful humor," burbles Schulberg. Among those who matter-NBC Board Chairman Julian Goodman, President Herbert Schlosser, News President Richard Wald-Brokaw is also thought to have "more magnetism and impact" (read sex appeal). That could be a formidable edge...