What do you remember about Friday 22 November 1963

[Mike 03]

26. Fascinated by the answers. Kicking.

I hope I get this right. My father worked as a reporter at the Modesto Bee. He recalled that they had a news wire of some kind that would ring once if there was a major breaking story. He said that around midday the wire began to ring and it just kept ringing, over and over again, and that's how he found out. My parents watched TV but I can't remember if they had their own TV or watched with neighbors.

I have more questions than answers.

Did most businesses shut down for a day or two? Did they give their employees time off to watch and grieve?

Did most Americans have television by that point?

Was Cronkite the only newsman live on air that day, or did other networks cover it too?

Was the coverage 24 hours a day, live day and night?

Did anyone listen to the radio? Did they have "all news radio" in 1963? Did some people glue themselves to radio the way they glued themselves to tv?

I LOVE reading all your recollections! It is so interesting.