Bill Monroe

摘要

Bill Monroe, who died Feb. 17 at 90, was the consummate journalist. He had a long career, going back to his time in New Orleans writing editorials about civil rights. And as host of Meet the Press from 1975 to 1984, he was keenly interested in making news. When President Carter announced the U.S. boycott of the Moscow Olympics, he did it on Meet the Press because he knew it was a good platform for leading the conversation. Part of Bill's legacy was the civility of his questioning, which could be both disarming and dogged. Yet his decision to join the panel of journalists facing the newsmaker-an interesting switch in the show's format at the time-indicated that he was also capable of a more confrontational approach.