A new documentary traces the popularity of local TV news to one man, Al Primo

'Al Primo & His Eyewitness News Revolution' takes you back to the early days of television news to hear the behind-the-scenes stories of its revolution from the people who were there

Posted Monday, May 6, 2024 9:30 am

Paul Greeley | Market Share

Everyone who’s made a living in local TV since the 1960s owes a debt of gratitude to Al Primo, who transformed local TV news and made it a successful and profitable business.

In a new hour-long documentary, "Al Primo & His Eyewitness News Revolution," by Brian Calfano, a journalism professor at University of Cincinnati, Calfano traces the seismic changes Primo made in local TV news when he came on the scene in the 1960s.

Primo’s revolution, branded as Eyewitness News, is still the foundation of how local TV news has been practiced since, to one degree or another.

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A new documentary traces the popularity of local TV news to one man, Al Primo

'Al Primo & His Eyewitness News Revolution' takes you back to the early days of television news to hear the behind-the-scenes stories of its revolution from the people who were there

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