Meet the columnist who pioneered the fast-paced journalism that dominates today.

Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip American Masters

Premiered October 20, 2020
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Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip

Meet the newspaper columnist, radio commentator and television personality who pioneered the fast-paced, gossip driven, politically charged journalism that dominates today. At his peak, his audience reached 50 million: two-thirds of American adults.

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