The next day, "The New York Times" carried the story on its front page and remarked in an editorial, "It's a good American success story. The warm, friendly triumph of it filled Carnegie Hall and spread far over the air waves." Many newspapers throughout the country carried the Cinderella-like success story, which provided a welcome contrast to the daily drumbeat of news from war-torn Europe. The combination of the national broadcast with the ensuing rapturous press propelled Bernstein to instant fame.