The Charles Wheeler legacy: from Westminster to Washington
Rather fitting in some ways that the for Charles Wheeler took place at Westminster Abbey yesterday as the eyes of the world were on in Washington.
Wheeler was of course for many years the ±«Óãtv's Washington correspondent and among the many stories he brought into our homes was the often painful progress of the US civil rights movement through the 1960s:
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A movement which reached a peak with the inauguration of .
Wheeler also played a large part in the , working as both producer and reporter as the programme became a permanent fixture in UK television schedules in the mid-1950s.
His biggest coup during this time was his report from inside Hungary during the uprising of 1956 when neither ±«Óãtv News or ITN were able to get their cameras across the border to record events. Wheeler and Panorama did. The man himself talks about it here:
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After Panorama, Wheeler enjoyed an illustrious career with many highlights. There's a on Newsnight's website.
Such was his impact on the world of journalism that Mark Thompson, the ±«Óãtv's director-general said on Wheeler's passing last July, that he was "simply a legend... he is utterly irreplaceable."
In fact, only this week, a Panorama viewer felt when writing about .
A small illustration of the legacy of a great man.
Comment number 1.
At 22nd Jan 2009, newbury-blogger wrote:Good to see the report of Sir Charles Wheeler's memorial service. Why no mention of his war service? He served with an elite unit 30AU. This unit was made up of specially selected individuals, chosen for their strengths in different fields. Sir Charles himself, in the year of his 80th. birthday, called it 'A sort of private army' when interviewed by Paxman. According to my father, who served with him in this unit, Sir Charles was able to speak colloqual German, which is very useful when you're behing German lines! Also he was a very very fast and accurate shot.
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At 30th Jan 2009, RangnathSingh wrote:I am just cheking. it is is my first post on this blog. henceforth i will keep visiting this blog
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