Good Night & Good Luck

Born this day in 1908

Edward R. Murrow

From the PBS American Masters Series:

"This . . . is London." With those trademark words, crackling over the airwaves from a city in the midst of blitzkrieg, Edward R. Murrow began a journalistic career that has had no equal. From the opening days of World War II through his death in 1965, Murrow had an unparalleled influence on broadcast journalism. His voice was universally recognized, and a generation of radio and television newsmen emulated his style. Murrow's pioneering television documentaries have more than once been credited with changing history, and to this day his name is synonymous with courage and perseverance in the search for truth.

A true journalist, Murrow came from a family of Quaker abolitionists from North Carolina. See also, "Radio Days - Edward R. Murrow" and Edward R. Murrow.

A good portrayal of Murrow is the 2005 film, Good Night, and Good Luck.

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A reporter is always concerned with tomorrow. There's nothing tangible of yesterday. All I can say I've done is agitate the air ten or fifteen minutes and then boom - it's gone.
~ Edward R. Murrow

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