Edward R. Murrow

Edward Roscoe Murrow 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... Wikipedia

  • Born:  Egbert Roscoe Murrow, April 25, 1908, Guilford County, North Carolina, U.S.
  • Age at death:  57 years
  • Died:  April 27, 1965, Pawling, New York, U.S.
  • Resting place:  Glen Arden Farm, New York
  • Alma mater:  Washington State University
  • Occupation:  Journalist, radio broadcaster
  • Years active:  1935–1964
  • Known for:  On-the-spot radio reports from London and other locations in Europe during World War II, Series of television news reports that led to the censure of U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy.
  • Children:  1
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