The CBS World News Roundup is a radio newscast that airs weekday mornings and evenings on the CBS Radio Network.
It first went on-air on March 13, 1938 at 8 p.m. Eastern time as a one-time special in response to growing tensions in Europe -- specifically the Anschluss, during which Adolf Hitler annexed Austria.
Read more about CBS World News Roundup: The Early Years, The Show Today, David Letterman and The Roundup, The Weekend Roundup
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“Reason enables us to get around in the world of ideas, but cannot prescribe our thoughts.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
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—Margaret Anderson (1886–1973)