Since 1956 the Radio Television Digital News Association has presented the Paul White Award for lifetime achievement as its highest honor.

Paley put the radio network's news operation at the same level as entertainment, and authorized White to interrupt programming if events warranted.

Along with other networks, CBS chafed at the breaking news embargo imposed upon radio by the wire services, which prevented them from using bulletins until they first appeared in print.

Bureaus were set up in New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago and Los Angeles, and those bureau managers hired part-time correspondents to cover every U.S. city with a population of 50,000 or more.

[4] "CBS was getting its ducks in a row for the biggest news story in history, World War II", wrote radio historian John Dunning.

[9] In the process, he assumed a central role in the establishment of a new broadcast division within CBS consisting of sixty four stations which distributed vital news, music and cultural programming in support of Pan-Americanism for the government's Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs chaired by Nelson Rockefeller.

Reviewing the book in The New York Times, Jack Gould wrote, "The name Paul W. White probably is not familiar to most radio listeners, but for thirteen years he had a direct and influential hand in regard to the news and opinion which they heard on the air.

White's book argues that radio's chief value in journalism was its clear and informal presentation of news, in contrast to the cumbersome style employed by many newspapers.

And it's worth noting that Paul White didn't merely practice high standards — he put them in a book, where he hoped that the young — students and professionals — would find them and learn from them.

"[8] Since 1956 the Radio Television Digital News Association has presented the Paul White Award for lifetime achievement as its highest honor.