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Don Hollenbeck | |
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Born | Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. | March 30, 1905
Died | June 22, 1954 | (aged 49)
Cause of death | Suicide |
Resting place | Wyuka Cemetery |
Alma mater | University of Nebraska |
Occupation | Journalist |
Spouse | Angelique Dean |
Don Hollenbeck (March 30, 1905 – June 22, 1954) was a CBS newscaster, commentator, and associate of Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly. He was the writer and producer of CBS Views the Press, a Peabody Award-winning radio show that critiqued powerful print journalists. Hollenbeck was also a frequent critic of McCarthyism and was subject to a smear campaign for his supposed Communist leanings. He died by suicide in 1954 after a tumultuous personal and professional life.