BBC Weather map filled the entire screen, with an off-screen announcer reading the next day's weather. On 11 January 1954, the first in-vision weather forecast was broadcast, presented by George Cowling. In an in-vision the narrator stands in front of the map. At that point, the maps were drawn by hand in the London Weather Centre, before being couriered across London. The forecasts were presented by the same person who had composed them, and had relatively low accuracy. The London Weather Centre which opened in 1959 took the responsibility for the national radio weather broadcasts. Radio forecasters were chosen by a BBC
Television news in the United States News". CBS Television also featured public affairs programs such as "Longines Chronoscope" which featured newsworthy public figures, and which ran from June 1951 to April 1955 at 11pm ET. The DuMont Television Network had "The Walter Compton News" (June 1947 – 1948), "I.N.S. Telenews" and "Camera Headlines" (1948–1949), and "DuMont Evening News" (September 1954-1 April 1955). However, Edward R. Murrow is widely regarded as the most important figure in the early days of U.S. television news. On his weekly news show "See It Now" on CBS, Murrow presented live reports from journalists on both the east and west coasts of