Eyewitness News Revolution

Because of him, our stories have "eyewitnesses."

60 min

Once upon a time, your TV news report came from a white man sitting at a desk reading a script. That all changed when "Eyewitness News" took to the air in 1965. Al Primo's vision of news became the industry standard: a reporter-centric "eyewitness" multicultural ensemble resembling the community. TV News Primo documents the career and influence of the man who understood that people can tell their stories better than anyone else.

Directed by Brian Robert Calfano