When he took over in 1965, NBC-TV's John Chancellor was the first working newsman ever to direct the Voice of America. His intention was to help shed its "institutional sound" which too often was a bureaucratic defense of the incumbent Administration and steer it closer to realistic journalism.
Having succeeded in his goal, Chancel lor announced last week that he would return to NBC news. "I've decided I'm a writer and reporter, and that's what I want to do."
"I might have stayed longer," he added, "if I could have...
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