A Rainy Day

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Nelson Edwards of Hearst International News Pictorial, circa 1918.

Edwards earned a spot in the history books due to William Randolph Hearst sending Edwards behind the German lines during World War One to film footage from the German side for the Hearst newsreel.

During the course of his career, Edwards worked for various newsreel firms until  the early 1950s when he jumped to television. Edwards ended up employed as a news cameraman with ABC News, working alongside contemporaries such as Al Mingalone.

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Posted on April 19, 2010 | Posted by amanda | Comment

A newsreel photog’s opinion on TV news

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mingalone-1Nmingalone-2ewsreel veteran Al Mingalone, formerly of Paramount News, voices his opinions on his new career path as a TV news photog for ABC Telenews and reminisces of the past.

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Posted on June 6, 2009 | Posted by amanda | Comment