American broadcast journalist whose live radio reports from London rooftops during the Blitz set the standard for broadcast news, and whose television program See It Now confronted Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1954. Murrow remains the professional conscience invoked whenever broadcast journalism debates its duty.
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Defining ContributionWartime radio reporting from London; See It Now and the McCarthy broadcasts 2 Connections
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Pioneering CBS radio and television journalist, from See It Now to his wartime London broadcasts.
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Additional Source 1960 United States presidential debates (Wikipedia)
The wartime London reports were radio.
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Murrow's career spanned radio and television; See It Now is the television landmark.
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1. Edward R. Murrow (Wikipedia)
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Edward Roscoe Murrow (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow; April 25, 1908, April 27, 1965) was an American broadcast journalist and war correspondent.
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Murrow was repeatedly honored with the Peabody Award, jointly and individually.
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In 1967, he was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for his Edward R.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.- Birth Year: 1908
- Death Year: 1965
- Nationality: American
- Defining Contribution: Wartime radio reporting from London; See It Now and the McCarthy broadcasts
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