Brian Calfano
Al Primo & His Eyewitness News Revolution
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. Al Primo & His Eyewitness News Revolution documents the career and influence of the man who understood that people can tell their stories better than anyone else.
August 24, 2024
8:30-10:30 PM
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
Little Theater
Van Dam Street and 47th Avenue
Brian Robert Calfano is a TV news reporter and journalism professor at the University of Cincinnati. He's won multiple broadcasting awards for documentary content, investigative reporting, and political coverage. An accomplished academic, he's the author of several university press books and dozens of academic articles on topics ranging from political communication to urban politics to religion.
