Bill Cole (1922-2006), was an American television journalist and producer, known for his work in assisting Soviet Russian dissidents.
Career
In 1968 Bill Cole moved with his family to Moscow to work as a foreign correspondent for CBS News. During his time there, he conducted secret interviews with Vladimir Bukovsky, Andrei Amalrik, and Pyotr Yakir, which were then smuggled out of the country and aired in 1970 in a CBS News special report, "Voices from the Soviet Underground."
In 1970, Cole was asked to leave the Soviet Union with no reason given.
In 1973, Cole was featured in the Soviet propaganda film denouncing Western journalists titled "Pautina."
References
- ^ Times, James F. Clarity Special to The New York (1970-06-30). "Soviet Advises Correspondent For C.B.S. to Leave Country". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Rose-Marie Debecker Remembers Bill Cole". SovietHistoryLessons. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- "News in Brief, August 1970 (15.10)". A Chronicle of Current Events. 2014-05-09. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- VLADIMIR BUKOVSKY 1970 CLANDESTINE INTERVIEW ON PSYCHIATRIC PRISONS, retrieved 2022-03-17
- "Moscow / Reporter Expelled | Vanderbilt Television News Archive". tvnews.vanderbilt.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- Пропагандистский фильм "Паутина" (1973), retrieved 2022-03-17