ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, hiː sˈɜːvd æz ðə nˈɛtwɜːks pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ˈæŋkɚ fɚðɪ ɚɹˈaʊndðəklˈɑːk kˈʌvɚɹɪdʒ ʌvðɪ ɐsˌæsᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌv jˌuːˈɛs pɹˈɛzɪdənt dʒˈɑːn ˈɛf. kˈɛnədi.
In November 1963, he served as the network's principal anchor for the around-the-clock coverage of the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy.