Mort Crim - “Anchorman”

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Dec 13

Episode Summary

Mort Crim is a storied journalist. For 19 years he was a celebrated TV anchor in Detroit with WDIV, the NBC affiliate. His journalism career includes his coverage of the NASA space flights, his travels with LBJ, and so much more. And he was the parodied inspiration for the Ron Burgundy character played by Will Ferrell in his hit "Anchorman" movies!

Episode Notes

Robert’s featured song in this episode is “Studio One” from the album Play by Project Grand Slam.

https://open.spotify.com/track/0kdeQDNwrXzsw370KNYsvA?si=sBcrv5AjRNivBUt8do3cXA&dl_branch=1

In this episode, Robert and Mort discuss:

The current state of journalism
His upbringing in a family of ministers
His radio experience
Covering the NASA space flights and LBJ
How Walter Cronkite helped him get his first TV anchor job
His time as a leading TV anchor in Philadelphia and then Detroit
How he became the parodied inspiration for Will Ferrell’s Ron Burgundy character in the “Anchorman” movies

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