Magale Library Friends and staff are pleased to welcome author, professor, broadcaster and journalist Bill Mercer as guest and speaker at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 20, 2014 in Foundation Hall of Southern Arkansas University’s Reynolds Center.
Mercer’s presentation is entitled, “We Reported the Kennedy Assassination” in which he will share his experiences during this tragic event. This event is free and open to the public.
It was while Mercer was working at Dallas CBS affiliate KRLD, Channel 4, that he became a witness to and reporter of history at the time of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, November 22, 1963. This event was the first time such breaking news was covered spontaneously, something we now take for granted. Mercer and fellow reporters Bob Huffaker, George Phenix and Wes Wise were responsible for covering the assassination and the aftermath for KRLD. They provided news and footage to Walter Cronkite and other CBS affiliates around the country. “When the News Went Live: Dallas 1963,” published in 2013, provides photos, insights, and reflections on the events these four reporters covered.
For more information about the exhibit at SAU’s Magale Library, call (870) 235-4170, e-mail: library@saumag.edu, or read more online https://web.saumag.edu/library/bill-mercer/
