1. TV’s Finest Hour… …Well, besides CSI: Miami

2. Joseph McCarthy  A republican senator from 1947- 57  Dedicated career to hunting down communist subversives  Claimed there were countless spies and sympathizers hiding within American government and other areas of influence  Investigative techniques became know as McCarthyism. These techniques included: Public attacks Slander without evidence Threats Firing Forcing people to name names

3. Milo Radulovich  American citizen of Serbian descent  Air Force lieutenant  Accused of being a security risk because of his close relationship to his father and sister  His father and sister were accused of being communist sympathizers  Evidence: Father read a Serbian newspaper from back home Sister supported liberal causes  Air Force claimed they had more evidence in an envelope that was never opened.  http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/20/ eveningnews/main3528798.shtml http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/20/ eveningnews/main3528798.shtml

4. Edward R. Murrow and See it Now  Reporter and Host of CBS’s See it Now, a news investigation show  Brought the story of Milo Radulovich to national prominence  Went on to openly criticize McCarthyism, devoting an entire episode to McCarthy  McCarthy went on See it Now to defend himself  Murrow also forced by the CBS to host Person to Person, a celebrity interview show

5. Annie Lee Moss  Started work as a dessert cook in government cafeterias  Through a series of promotions, she moved her way up to the role of communications clerk in the Pentagon  1951 – She’s accused of being a member of the communist party, using her position to steal sensitive coded information  No concrete evidence was produced to support these claims  See it Now broadcast her story, furthering it’s criticism of Joseph McCarthy

6. Other Important Players  Don Hollenbeck  Host of CBS evening news  Active supporter of Murrow  Criticized as being a ‘pinko’ (i.e. communist sympathizer) by Jack O’Brian  Jack O’Brian  TV Critic and McCarthy sympathizer  Critical of See it Now and Don Hollenbeck, often attacking them in the news

7. Also…  Bill Paley President of CBS  Fred Friendly Producer of See it Now