Eyewitness News is a style of television presentation that emphasizes visual elements and action videos, instead of the older ,"man-on-camera" style of newscast. History. Westinghouse. The earliest known use of the Eyewitness News name in American television was on April 6, 1959, when KYW-TV (now WKYC-TV) – at the time, based in Cleveland and owned by Westinghouse Broadcasting – launched the nation's first 90-minute local newscast (under the title Eyewitness), which was combined with the then 15-minute national newscast.
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Eyewitness News is a style of television presentation that emphasizes visual elements and action videos, instead of the older ,"man-on-camera" style of newscast. History. Westinghouse. The earliest known use of the Eyewitness News name in American television was on April 6, 1959, when KYW-TV (now WKYC-TV) – at the time, based in Cleveland and owned by Westinghouse Broadcasting – launched the nation's first 90-minute local newscast (under the title Eyewitness), which was combined with the then 15-minute national newscast.
