In November 1963 , he was the " pool " reporter in Hyannis Port at the Kennedy compound in the aftermath of John F. Kennedy 's assassination . His reporting was noticed by WCBS , who hired him in 1964 . He soon became weekend anchorman and backup weekday anchor behind Robert Trout , who was doing double duty at the station and at CBS News . Jensen did n't take too long to make an impact , winning notice for his coverage of Robert F. Kennedy 's Senate campaign soon after he arrived in New York . When Trout left for a network assignment in Europe , Jensen succeeded him as WCBS ' main anchor . He was the face of the WCBS newsroom for the next three decades
John F. Kennedy 's assassination
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Jim Jensen (reporter)