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Steve Drummond

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  • Senior Editor and Executive Producer, NPR
Washington, D.C.
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Senior Editor/Executive Producer, NPR; author of The Watchdog: How the Truman Committee Battled Corruption and Helped Win World War II, coming in May 2023.
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75 years ago, a viral TV moment ignited America's obsession with the Mafia

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By Steve Drummond Verified
| GBH News (Boston, MA) Verified
March 17, 2026 In New York City 75 years ago this week, a very strange thing happened. For a few days, it seemed as if big parts of the city ground to a halt. Today, we’d call it a “viral moment.” But in March of 1951, it was a brand new phenomenon: People everywhere, at least those lucky enough to have access to a television set, stopped what they were doing to watch a news story – live – as it was unfolding.
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75 years ago, a viral TV moment ignited America's obsession with the Mafia

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By Steve Drummond Verified
| kunr.org
In New York City 75 years ago this week, a very strange thing happened. For a few days, it seemed as if big parts of the city ground to a halt. Today, we'd call it a "viral moment." But in March of 1951, it was a brand new phenomenon: People everywhere, at least those lucky enough to have access to a television set, stopped what they were doing to watch a news story – live – as it was unfolding.
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