Fred W. Friendly, begetter and producer of CBS Reports, likes to call his colleagues "the band of brothers." What the brethren call him ranges from "brilliant slob" to "self-promoting megalomaniac." Nice friendly place, CBS. Last week Fred Friendly was appointed president of CBS News, succeeding Richard Salant, who was elevated to No. 3 position in the Columbia Broadcasting System, below President Frank Stanton and Chairman William Paley.
A homely, rangy fellow who tosses around in his chair as if it were stuffed with thumbtacks, Friendly stews, fusses and frets over everything he does....
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