The Broadcaster and The Beatle

Forty years ago today, the world was rocked by the news of John Lennon's tragic killing in New York. Through a roundabout series of events, the person to break the news to the country was legendary sports announcer Howard Cosell, who was broadcasting live from the studio of Monday Night Football. The Athletic’s Rustin Dodd joins us to remember that historic day, to explain how Cosell became the one to break such a big story, and to reflect on the unlikely friendship between these two countercultural icons.

Read Rustin Dodd's story about John Lennon and Howard Cosell:

https://theathletic.com/author/rustin-dodd/?source=theleadpodcast

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