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Topic: Space journalist Jay Barbree retires from NBC
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-15-2017 07:19 AM
   
Jay Barbree, the only journalist to have covered all of the U.S. crewed space missions to date, is retiring from NBC News after nearly 60 years, AdWeek reports. Barbree did his first live report for NBC News on July 21, 1958."In 1958, after serving in the Air Force, a young man caught the space bug and moved from his native Georgia to Cocoa Beach, Florida just outside Cape Canaveral," writes NBC evp David Verdi in a note to staff, announcing Barbree's retirement. "The Russians had just launched Sputnik, the space race was on, and Jay joined NBC News to begin reporting on space travel and the lives of astronauts, a new breed of American heroes." |
413 is in
Member Posts: 628
From: Alexandria, VA USA
Registered: May 2006
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posted 07-16-2017 11:17 AM
Wow, that's a long career. Here's wishing Mr. Barbree a happy and healthy retirement. |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 07-17-2017 03:28 AM
Congratulations Jay on a long, illustrious and enviable career. Time to put your feet up! You've earned it. |
Fra Mauro
Member Posts: 1587
From: Bethpage, N.Y.
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 07-18-2017 06:15 AM
Congratulations on a wonderful career, which brought the space program to many, many people. Do networks even have space correspondents anymore? |
Bill Nelson
Member Posts: 151
From: Lakewood, Colorado U.S.A.
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 07-20-2017 06:53 AM
If my memory serves me right, didn't Barbree leave NBC in 1986 and work for ABC for a short time? |
astro-nut
Member Posts: 946
From: Washington, IL
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 07-29-2017 11:15 AM
Congratulations Jay on your retirement! Thank you for covering the manned space flights for us. |
SpaceAngel
Member Posts: 307
From: Maryland
Registered: May 2010
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posted 07-29-2017 02:25 PM
Who will succeed Jay Barbree? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-29-2017 03:24 PM
NBC, like most of the other networks, has moved away from having national beat reporters and instead relies on local affiliates to provide coverage when needed. Dan Billow of WESH 2 covers NASA for the area.Jim Oberg also serves as a space consultant to NBC. |
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