Person to Person made television history 59 years ago. The pioneering interview show on CBS was a marvel of technology with its split screens that allowed Edward R. Murrow to interview a news maker in their home. The first show aired October 9, 1853, with Murrow talking with baseball star Roy Campanella and conductor Leopold Stokowski.
Now CBS is bringing Person to Person back and the first show is airing tonight. Anchors Charlie Rose and Lara Logan are interviewing George Clooney, Jon Bon Jovi and Warren Buffet. Of course, television technology has come a long way. But the principles of good journalistic interviewing haven't changed. Now, as then, it's a conversation with a purpose.