He is an icon of the American airwaves, a face and a voice we have been welcoming into our homes for the past half-century. Rich in anecdote and humor, this is a classic American story with great events and great personages of our era.

11 presidents, 4 wars, 22 political conventions, 1 moon landing, 3 assassinations, 2000 weeks of news and other stuff on television and 18 years of growing up in North Carolina