Paul White (journalist)

Paul White
White in 1933
Born
Paul Welrose White

(1902-06-06)June 6, 1902
Pittsburg, Kansas, US
DiedJuly 9, 1955(1955-07-09) (aged 53)
San Diego, California, US
EducationColumbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Occupation(s)Journalist, news director
Spouse(s)Sue Taylor White
(married 1937–?)[1][2]
Margaret Miller White
(married 1944–1955)[3]: 349 
Children2

Paul Welrose White (June 6, 1902 – July 9, 1955) was an American journalist and news director who founded the Columbia Broadcasting System's news division in 1933 and directed it for 13 years. His leadership spanned World War II and earned a 1945 Peabody Award for CBS Radio. After his departure from CBS in 1946 he wrote a textbook on broadcast journalism, News on the Air (1947). Since 1956 the Radio Television Digital News Association has presented the Paul White Award for lifetime achievement as its highest honor.

  1. ^ Variety Radio Directory 1940–1941. Variety, Inc. 1940. p. 843.
  2. ^ "Susan Taylor White Papers, 1937–1979". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  3. ^ Conway, Mike, The Origins of Television News in America: The Visualizers of CBS in the 1940s. New York: Peter Lang, 2009 ISBN 9781433106026