Although Murrow is best remembered as a reporter on programs such as Hear It Now and See It Now and for publicly confronting Senator Joseph McCarthy, on Person to Person he was a pioneer of the celebrity interview.
Meskipun Murrow paling diingat sebagai wartawan pada program-program seperti Hear It Now dan See It Now dan karena secara terbuka berkontrontasi dengan Senator Joseph McCarthy, pada Person to Person, ia merupakan pelopor wawancara selebriti.