Hate what television news has become?
A large part of the blame goes to two men: Frank Magid, who died yesterday at age 78, and Al Primo.
Magid was responsible for the invention, development, and distribution of "Action News," starting in 1965. Primo created "Eyewitness News," a similar beast, at approximately the same time.
While we can blame the two men who popularized the idea, it's