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San Diego State University.
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George Lewis
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His stories have appeared on National Broadcasting Company Nightly News. Lewis joined National Broadcasting Company in December 1969 as a war correspondent covering the Vietnam War. He also covered the Iranian hostage crisis from 1979 to 1981, the 1989 Tiananmen Square revolt in China, and Operation Desert Storm in 1991.
Based in Los Angeles, Lewis now regularly reports on the revolution in information technology.
In 1993, he did a Nightly News series titled Almost 2001, which marked the beginning of interactive electronic exchanges between television networks and their viewers. Those watching the reports were urged to send e-mails, some of which were read on the air.
lieutenant was an early use of the word "dot-com" on a news program He retired from National Broadcasting Company News on January 25, 2012.
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Edward R. Murrow Award; Peabody Award
The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards) program, named for American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, recognizes distinguished and meritorious public service by American radio and television stations, networks, online media, producing organizations, and individuals.The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards) program, named for American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, recognizes distinguished and meritorious public service by American radio and television stations, networks, online media, producing organizations, and individuals.