American Masters

Season 34, Episode 5

Episode Title: Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip

Air Date: 2020-10-20

Overview:

Meet Walter Winchell, the newspaper columnist, radio commentator and television personality who pioneered the fast-paced, gossip-driven, politically charged journalism that dominates today. At his peak, his audience was 50 million. Stanley Tucci portrays Winchell in a new American Masters documentary.