CBS News interrupted their afternoon broadcast of As The World Turns to announce that President Kennedy had been “seriously wounded by this shooting.” Details were unclear as the news emerged. At first, programmers ran a few commercials, then tried to return to the soap opera. But it became obvious that the news was far more serious — and grave — than anybody had originally anticipated.
Tragedy on Tape: 48 Years Later, Reliving the Day of JFK’s Assassination
CBS News interrupted its regularly scheduled broadcast when they found out that President Kennedy had been shot in Dallas. Amid confusion and conflicting stories, journalists there eventually reported to the shocked nation that their leader was dead, some 48 years ago today.