You should.
Av Westin died March 12. He was 92.
Westin was a CBS News producer, where he was responsible for documentaries and the "CBS Morning News," back when it was a real news broadcast.
His greatest work was done over at ABC.
Westin fixed the Harry Reasoner/Barbara Walters debacle that was the "ABC Evening News. " He, along with Roone Arledge, morphed it in to what became the groundbreaking "World News Tonight."
The first "20/20" was an absolute mess. Westin was given the task of fixing it. He did.
Av Westin helped create "Nightline."
Westin wrote a book called "Newswatch: How Television Decides the News" in the early 80's. If you can find it, read it. It's fascinating, even if you aren't in the business. It has a prominent place in my book case.
Av Westin influenced what you see every evening. The man was a giant.
