Television's machine-tailored personalities are generally easy to replace, but when Dave Garroway resigned from Today last May, NBC faced one of those crises that keep TV executives afloat in martinis. Where could the network find another fellow with all the father owl appearance of Garroway and his special air of wisdom? The network did not try, instead delivered an intelligent surprise last week by replacing Garroway not with a "personality" but with a topnotch newsman. NBC's choice is John Chancellor, who has spent his career in the NBC news department, has...
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