A Catholic treasure. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)

National Catholic Reporter | February 22, 2002| | Copyright

* Indeed, Jimmy Durante still charms television watchers, but 50 years ago when it came time to bestow the 1952 Emmy for the Most Outstanding Television Personality, the winner, chosen over nominees that included not only Durante, but also Lucille Ball, Arthur Godfrey and Edward R. Murrow, was none other than Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. Jesuit Fr. Raymond Schroth's article on Jimmy Durante (NCR, Feb. 8) states "it would be an oversimplification to say that 1950s television was better than today." In any case, viewers switched from watching Milton Berle and Frank ...

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