hiː fˈaɪld ɹᵻpˈoːɹts fɹʌm fˈɑːɹflˈʌŋ pˈɑːɹts ʌvðə wˈɜːld ˌʌndɚ ðə tˈaɪɾəl ʌv ˈiːɡəl spˈɛʃəl kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndənt ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻdli mˌeɪkɪŋ ɚɹˈaʊnd fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ pˈaʊndz ɐ jˈɪɹ baɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː, hˈeɪstɪŋz wʌz dˌuːɪŋ vˈɛɹi wˈɛl fɔːɹ hɪmsˈɛlf ænd hɪz fˈæmɪli.
He filed reports from far-flung parts of the world under the title of Eagle Special Correspondent reportedly making around 5,000 pounds a year by 1952, Hastings was doing very well for himself and his family.