This show had seasoned radio broadcaster and executive Walter Compton (1912-1959) reading news from a script with the occasional use of slides.
[citation needed] Beginning on November 17, General Electric became a sponsor of The Walter Compton News.
[1] In 1942, Compton had been host of Quiz of Two Cities, aired by Mutual Radio on WOL-AM in Washington DC, and on WFBR in Baltimore.
[2] The program is notable for having been "the first news series on a television network to originate from Washington.
"[3] Premiering in January 1948, Camera Headlines was a second attempt by DuMont to present a TV news program, this time using newsreel film footage.