Which one of these two, Chet Huntley or David Brinkley, didn't cross the picket line during the 1967 AFTRA (American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) strike?

Zbeckabee

Forty years ago, another broadcast union, the American Federation of Televison and Radio Artists (AFTRA) authorized a strike that kept most of the anchors off the network news programs. One exception was NBC legend Chet Huntley--then in a ratings struggle with CBS. Mr Huntley refused to honor the picket line, claiming that AFTRA is "singers, actors, jugglers, announcers, entertainers and comedians whose problems have no relation to ours." His on-air partner, David Brinkley, supported the strike, as did Walter Cronkite at CBS. http://formerspook.blogspot.com/2007/11/paging-arnold-zenker.html Jul 19 10, 4:57 PM

gonnzo

Chet Huntley. "Some contemporary observers at NBC felt the program began to slip after a 1967 strike by members of AFTRA. Brinkley honored the picket lines but Huntley, who viewed himself as "a newsman, not a performer" did not, remaining at the anchor desk. This split puzzled viewers, who had come to admire them for their teamwork. Unbeknownst to most viewers, that relationship was fairly limited—Huntley and Brinkley operated from different cities and rarely met in person, except for live coverage of events." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntley-Brinkley_Report Jul 19 10, 4:58 PM