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Edward R. Murrow

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Edward R. Murrow: Biography

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  • Birth Name: Egbert Roscoe Murrow
  • Birth Place: Polecat Creek, NC
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/25/1908, Taurus
  • Date of Death: 04/27/1965
  • Profession: Broadcast journalist
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Edward R. Murrow Fast Facts:
  • A heavy cigarette smoker who died of lung cancer, he grew up in a Quaker family in which smoking was prohibited.
  • Originally hired by CBS in 1935 not as a journalist, but as Director of Talks and Education, a job that involved developing cultural and discussion shows.
  • Assembled a team of reporters, known as "Murrow's Boys," to offer firsthand accounts of the events in Europe during World War II.
  • Began using the phrase "Good night and good luck" shortly after a 14-year-old Princess Elizabeth closed an October 1940 broadcast to British children by saying: "Good night and good luck to you all."
  • Delivered a scathing 1954 report on Sen. Joseph McCarthy on his TV show See It Now that is widely credited with changing public opinion on the controversial senator.
  • Appointed head of the United States Information Agency by John F. Kennedy in 1961.
  • Was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964 and an honorary knighthood by the British government in 1965.
  • Edward R. Murrow Relationships:
  • Roscoe Murrow - Father
  • Dewey Murrow - Brother
  • Ethel Murrow - Mother
  • Lacey Murrow - Brother
  • Janet Huntington Brewster Murrow - Wife
  • Charles Casey Murrow - Son
  • Edward R. Murrow Awards:
  • 1948 Peabody: Personal Award - Winner
  • 1960 Golden Globe: Television Achievement - Winner
  • 1958 Emmy: Best News Commentary - Winner
  • 1957 Emmy: Best News Commentator - Winner
  • 1959 Emmy: Best News Commentator or Analyst - Winner
  • 1956 Emmy: Best News Commentator or Reporter - Winner
  • 1953 Emmy: Most Outstanding Personality - Nominee
  • 1954 Emmy: Most Outstanding Personality - Winner
  • 1943 Peabody: Personal Award - Winner
  • 1953 Peabody: Personal Award - Winner
  • 1961 Emmy: Outstanding Writing Achievement in the Documentary Field - Nominee
  • College:
  • Washington State University, Pullman, WA (BA in Speech, 1930)
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