description: Edward R. Murrow (1908-65) virtually invented modern radio &amp; television journalism. He served, in turn, as CBS's European director, war correspondent, vice president &amp; director of public affairs, news analyst, producer &amp; broadcaster of the groundbreaking See It Now &amp; Person to Person tv programs, &amp; director of the US Information Agency. His name has become synonymous for quality, courage &amp; integrity in broadcast journalism. Whether reporting from the rooftops of London during the blitz &amp; at the gates of Buchenwald by war's end or exposing Senator Joseph McCarthy on See It Now, Murrow's broadcasts (the best of which have been collected in In Search of Light, available from Da Capo Press) shaped the way the American public saw the world. Edward R. Murrow reveals the exciting events behind his provocative reporting while letting readers witness the inner life of a legendary journalist. Like its subject, this biography sets the standard.
language: English
title: Edward R. Murrow: An American Original
titlecomplete: Edward R. Murrow: An American Original
characters: Edward R. Murrow
genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir, Journalism, History
ratings_count: 71
publisher: Laurel