Mort Crim: “Anchorman”

Mort Crim is a storied journalist. For 19 years he was a celebrated TV anchor in Detroit with WDIV, the NBC affiliate. His journalism career includes his coverage of the NASA space flights, his travels with LBJ, and so much more. And he was the parodied inspiration for the Ron Burgundy character played by Will Ferrell in his hit "Anchorman" movies!

Robert’s featured song in this episode is “Studio One” from the album Play by Project Grand Slam. 

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In this episode, Robert and Mort discuss:

The current state of journalismHis upbringing in a family of ministersHis radio experienceCovering the NASA space flights and LBJHow Walter Cronkite helped him get his first TV anchor jobHis time as a leading TV anchor in Philadelphia and then DetroitHow he became the parodied inspiration for Will Ferrell’s Ron Burgundy character in the “Anchorman” movies

 

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Mort’s memoir, “Anchored: A Journalist’s Search For Truth”, is available here on Amazon

 

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