Edward R. Murrow

Edward R. Murrow
Murrow in 1962
Born
Egbert Roscoe Murrow

(1908-04-25)April 25, 1908
DiedApril 27, 1965(1965-04-27) (aged 57)
Resting placeGlen Arden Farm, New York
41°34′15.7″N 73°36′33.6″W / 41.571028°N 73.609333°W / 41.571028; -73.609333 (Edward R. Murrow Burial Site)
Alma materWashington State University
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • radio broadcaster
Years active1935–1965
Known for
Spouse
(m. 1935)
Children1
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Edward Roscoe Murrow (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow; April 25, 1908 – April 27, 1965)[1] was an American broadcast journalist and war correspondent. He first gained prominence during World War II with a series of live radio broadcasts from Europe for the news division of CBS. During the war he recruited and worked closely with a team of war correspondents who came to be known as the Murrow Boys.

A pioneer of radio and television news broadcasting, Murrow produced a series of reports on his television program See It Now which helped lead to the censure of Senator Joseph McCarthy. Fellow journalists Eric Sevareid, Ed Bliss, Bill Downs, Dan Rather, and Alexander Kendrick consider Murrow one of journalism's greatest figures. After the war Murrow broadcast continued under the title "I can hear it now". He named his television show "see it now". He began the London broadcast during the blitz with the phrase "this is London", occasionally with the sounds of bombing and air raids in the background. He signed off his television show with a signature phrase "good night and good luck".

  1. ^ "Edward R. Murrow". NCPedia. State Library of North Carolina. Retrieved August 10, 2016.