Robert Trout

Robert Trout (1908 - 2000) was an American broadcast news reporter, best known for his radio work during World War II and for various firsts: first to report live congressional hearings, to transmit from a flying airplane, and by some definitions the first to broadcast a daily news program and to create the news anchorman role. He became known to some as the "Iron Man of Radio" for his incredible ability to ad lib while on the air as well as his stamina and composure.

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Trout began his career in 1931 as an announcer at WJSV, a CBS radio station near Washington, D.C. He was the man who gave the label "fireside chat" to regular radio broadcasts of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt during World War II. Even when in his nineties, he broadcast essays and reflections on National Public Radio.

Related Topics:
CBS - Franklin Delano Roosevelt - National Public Radio

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