In 1983, he garnered attention by covering an entire kidney transplant live - “from first incision to final suture” - during a news broadcast.Īdditionally, Field is credited with publicizing the Heimlich maneuver before it was widely embraced by the medical community.Īccording to The New York Times, Field was once dining with a friend, CBS sportscaster Warner Wolf, when a piece of meat became stuck in his throat.
(Watch some of his Tonight Show appearances at the end of this story.)Īt WNBC, Field also put his medical background to use, adding health and science reporting to his duties. “He may have given NBC management ulcers, but the viewers loved it,” WNBC noted.
news broadcast, including skewering a cut-out figure of the host with his prop pointer during his weather report. Field matched wits with the popular comedian, somehow managing to maintain his dignity and air of authority.”įield also had fun taking jabs back at Carson during his 11 p.m. There, he gained national attention when, according to WNBC, “Johnny Carson decided needling ‘NBC’s crack meteorologist’ would be good fun and he became a regular guest on The Tonight Show. Judy Balaban, High-Placed Participant in Hollywood, Dies at 91įield began his meteorology career at WNBC in 1958.
