Edward R. Murrow

Edward R. Murrow
Murrow in 1962
Born	Egbert Roscoe Murrow (1908-04-25)April 25, 1908 Guilford County, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	April 27, 1965(1965-04-27) (aged 57) Pawling, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Glen Arden Farm, New York 41°34′15.7″N 73°36′33.6″W / 41.571028°N 73.609333°W / 41.571028; -73.609333 (Edward R. Murrow Burial Site)
Alma mater	Washington State University
Occupations	Journalist radio broadcaster
Years active	1935–1964
Known for	On-the-spot radio reports from London and other locations in Europe during World War II. Series of television news reports that led to the censure of U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy.
Spouse	Janet Huntington Brewster ​ ​ (m. 1935)​
Children	1
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Edward Roscoe Murrow (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow; April 25, 1908 – April 27, 1965)^[1] was an American broadcast journalist and war correspondent. He first gained prominence during World War II with a series of live radio broadcasts from Europe for the news division of CBS. During the war he recruited and worked closely with a team of war correspondents who came to be known as the Murrow Boys.

A pioneer of radio and television news broadcasting, Murrow produced a series of reports on his television program See It Now which helped lead to the censure of Senator Joseph McCarthy. Fellow journalists Eric Sevareid, Ed Bliss, Bill Downs, Dan Rather, and Alexander Kendrick consider Murrow one of journalism's greatest figures. After the war Murrow broadcast continued under the title "I can hear it now". He named his television show "see it now". He began the London broadcast during the blitz with the phrase "this is London", occasionally with the sounds of bombing and air raids in the background. He signed off his television show with a signature phrase "good night and good luck".