Bill Kurtis
The Guardian
What holds, and what fails, under pressure, standards and accountability.
Bill Kurtis is a renowned broadcaster and documentarian known for his impactful investigative journalism, including breaking the story of Agent Orange's effects on Vietnam veterans. This interview highlights his commitment to truth and accountability in media, showcasing his role as a stabilizing force in the turbulent landscape of news reporting.
“It was a great ladder out of a very small town in Kansas. He did go to college, and then decided because it was in the middle of the depression around thirty six to join. He wanted to fly and had a great talent for flying and became an instructor.”
“You know, that soaks up not only are we experimenting with it at one of our locations, but it soaks up more carbon than almost any other thing besides ocean. And because the roots go down fifteen feet, they are filled with billions of organisms that all eat carbon. So it'll get here.”
“Well, and it still has the attention today. It was also a very helpful for me in making the ultimate decision. I had accepted a job at a law firm in Wichita, finished a course in a friend, asked me to fill in for him during the six o'clock news on the local TV station. And so I went out and we had some weather.”
“You know, the greatest beginning to his story is once upon a time. And from there, as Don Hewitt of sixty minutes used to say, just tell me a story. Right.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 312 - Bill Kurtis
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