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American Masters
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
Season 34
Episode 5
Meet 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 reached 50 million: two-thirds of American adults.
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