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Edward Roscoe Murrow (given name: Egbert, April 25, 1908 - April 27, 1965) was an American broadcast journalist. He first came to prominence with a series of radio news broadcasts from war-torn London, England during World War II, which were followed by millions of listeners in the United States and Canada. He was known for his intelligence and integrity in the delivery of the news. In 1954, he engaged in a famous, controversial televised debate with US Senator Joseph McCarthy (R-Wisconsin), regarding the likelihood of communist infiltration in American institutions.

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  • Edward R. Murrow
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  • Edward Roscoe Murrow (given name: Egbert, April 25, 1908 - April 27, 1965) was an American broadcast journalist. He first came to prominence with a series of radio news broadcasts from war-torn London, England during World War II, which were followed by millions of listeners in the United States and Canada. He was known for his intelligence and integrity in the delivery of the news. In 1954, he engaged in a famous, controversial televised debate with US Senator Joseph McCarthy (R-Wisconsin), regarding the likelihood of communist infiltration in American institutions.
  • Mr. Murrow is a journalist hero for the liberals. He is most famous for smoking and talking. He is also famous for stoping the great American hero Joesph Mcarthy and his anti communist crusade. Thanks to him liberals and their communist values have free reign in our government.
  • Edward R. Murrow (1908-1965) was an American . A pioneer of television news , Murrow is best remembered for his television series Person to Person and See It Now, and for his series of news reports on Senator Joseph McCarthy.
  • Born on April 25, 1908, in North Carolina, Murrow spent most of his early years in the state of Washington and attended Washington College (now Washington State). He later credited a speech instructor there for giving him a desire to achieve. That instructor, Ida Lou Anderson, taught him about “good books and good music and gave him a deep sense of values.”[3] He took a class in radio speaking, one of the first courses in broadcasting ever offered at the school.
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  • Tilting the Balance
  • Two Fronts
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  • Janet Huntington Brewster
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  • Edward R. Murrow
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  • Lung Cancer
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  • Quaker
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  • Charles Casey Murrow
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  • Broadcaster, Journalist
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  • 1965(xsd:integer)
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  • 1908(xsd:integer)
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  • Edward Roscoe Murrow (given name: Egbert, April 25, 1908 - April 27, 1965) was an American broadcast journalist. He first came to prominence with a series of radio news broadcasts from war-torn London, England during World War II, which were followed by millions of listeners in the United States and Canada. He was known for his intelligence and integrity in the delivery of the news. In 1954, he engaged in a famous, controversial televised debate with US Senator Joseph McCarthy (R-Wisconsin), regarding the likelihood of communist infiltration in American institutions.
  • Mr. Murrow is a journalist hero for the liberals. He is most famous for smoking and talking. He is also famous for stoping the great American hero Joesph Mcarthy and his anti communist crusade. Thanks to him liberals and their communist values have free reign in our government.
  • Born on April 25, 1908, in North Carolina, Murrow spent most of his early years in the state of Washington and attended Washington College (now Washington State). He later credited a speech instructor there for giving him a desire to achieve. That instructor, Ida Lou Anderson, taught him about “good books and good music and gave him a deep sense of values.”[3] He took a class in radio speaking, one of the first courses in broadcasting ever offered at the school. During his tenure at Washington College, Murrow was active in the ROTC and student government and became student body president his senior year. After college, he worked as the president of the National Student Federation Association. He then took a job at the International Institute of Education, a non-profit organization that facilitates student foreign exchanges.[4]
  • Edward R. Murrow (1908-1965) was an American . A pioneer of television news , Murrow is best remembered for his television series Person to Person and See It Now, and for his series of news reports on Senator Joseph McCarthy.
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