Television: Mr. Brinkley Goes to New York

THERE must be millions of Americans who have no idea who said "Good night, sweet prince," but who know full well who says "Good night, Chet" six evenings a week. He is, of course, that ironic (the cliché is "wry") fellow who has co-anchored the Huntley-Brinkley Report since its premiere in 1956. With Huntley in New York and Brinkley in Washington, the pair have made their dinner-hour news show the biggest revenue producer on NBC, except for the prime-time movies. That is undoubtedly one reason why the network made no point of the fact...

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