Edward R. Murrow

Edward R. Murrow, KBE (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow), (April 25, 1908 – April 27, 1965) was an American journalist, whose radio news broadcasts during World War II were eagerly followed by millions of listeners. Mainstream historians consider him among journalism's greatest figures; Murrow hired a top-flight cadre of war correspondents and was noted for honesty and integrity in delivering the news. A pioneer of television news broadcasting, Murrow produced a series of TV news reports that countered the Cold War hysteria of the 1950s, and led to the censure of Senator Joseph McCarthy.

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On their 2003 album Say You Will, Fleetwood Mac recorded a song called Murrow turning over in his grave, referring to him as an icon of respectable journalism.

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• 1 Bernard Goldberg (2005)