Murrow, Edward R.
Dates
- Existence: 1908 -- 1965 - 1965
Biography
Abstract:
Edward R. Murrow (1908-1965) was one of the most influential and renowned radio and television broadcasters in American broadcast journalism during its formative years.
Edward R. Murrow (1908-1965) was a prominent CBS broadcaster during the formative years of American radio and television news programs. Stationed in London for CBS Radio from 1937 to 1946, Murrow assembled a group of erudite correspondents who came to be known as the "Murrow Boys" and included one woman, Mary Marvin Breckinridge. Murrow’s and their broadcasts from London, Europe, Africa, and Asia before and during World War II set the standard for US foreign news broadcasting. They also helped shape the public’s view of a war that Americans were at first reluctant to be drawn into.
Returning to the US in 1946, Murrow became one of the most renowned radio and television news broadcasters of his time. Particularly famous were his programs Hear It Now, This I Believe, Person to Person, See It Now, and Years of Crisis. Of particular note are his 1954 broadcast about Senator Joseph McCarthy’s persecution of presumed Communists and his 1960 Harvest of Shame documentary depicting the plight of migrant farm workers in the US. From 1961 to January 1964 he served as the Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA). Murrow died of cancer on April 27, 1965.
Found in 1390 Collections and/or Records:
"Wires and Lights" speech to Radio and Television News Directors Association
"Wires and Lights" speech to Radio and Television News Directors Association, 1958-10-15
In this speech to the Radio and Television News Directors Association, Murrow voices concerns regarding the impact of advertising on radio and television broadcasting.
More material regarding Murrow's speech to the RTNDA in MS025.004.005.132.00563
A woman and Edward R. Murrow talking on the Murrows' rental house porch in Pawling, New York
A woman and Edward R. Murrow talking on the Murrows' rental house porch in Pawling, New York, 1947
Advertising Club of Baltimore (written on back of photograph). Edward R. Murrow with, from left to right: Unidentified, Governor Theodore R. McKeldin, Murrow, Hammerman, and unidentified., 1957
February 2, 1957.
Alex Langmuir and Edward R. Murrow with a car
Alex Langmuir and Edward R. Murrow with a car, 1937
Photograph appears in photo album, MS225.002.00018, p. 004
An unidentified man, Edward R. Murrow and Leon Levy in Washington, D.C.
An unidentified man, Edward R. Murrow and Leon Levy in Washington, D.C., 1949
Leon Levy and his brother Isaac Levy were former owners of CBS
