-Caveat Lector- Murrow, Edward R. (b. Egbert Roscoe Murrow) 1908 -- 1965 http://search.biography.com/print_record.pl?id=17924
Broadcast journalist; born near Greensboro, N.C. He grew up in Washington, where he worked in logging camps while attending Washington State College. As assistant director of the Institute of International Education (1932--35), he traveled abroad extensively, then went to work for CBS in 1935. Appointed director of CBS's European bureau in 1937, he personally described the Nazi takeover of Vienna for radio audiences. His broadcasts from London rooftops during the German bombing raids made him famous, along with the salute, "Good night, and good luck." He returned to New York to be a CBS vice-president and director of public affairs (1946--47). With Fred Friendly, he produced and narrated a weekly radio program, Hear It Now (1950--51). An episode from his acclaimed television series, See It Now (1951--58), helped turn public opinion against the anti-Communist Senator Joseph McCarthy. For the television series Person to Person (1953--59), Murrow interviewed celebrities. In 1961, he became director of the U.S. Information Agency but retired in 1964; his premature death from cancer was probably hastened by his trademark, the ever-present cigarette. He was both an eloquent and direct speaker whose courage and integrity set the standard for the profession. http://search.biography.com/print_record.pl?id=13940 Cronkite, Walter 1916 -- Reporter, television news anchor. Born Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. on November 4, 1916, in St. Joseph, Missouri, to parents Walter and Helen. As one of the most recognizable news reporters in American journalism, Cronkite is best known for his unbiased reporting that has spanned such major world events as World War II, the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the Vietnam War, the 1969 lunar landing, and the Watergate scandal. Cronkite grew up in Houston, Texas, where he attended high school and worked on the school newspaper. He attended the University of Texas from 1933-1935, while working as a campus correspondent for The Houston Post. Dropping out of college, he continued to work at the Post until 1936, when he moved to Kansas City, where he got a job as an announcer at radio station KCMO. >From 1937-1948, Cronkite worked for United Press International (UPI), where he gained valuable experience as a war correspondent. Initially his assignments were in the United States, but after World War II broke out, he became a correspondent in both Europe and North Africa. He participated firsthand in many of the war’s major battles, such as landing with the Allied forces at Normandy Beach, and parachuting into Holland with the 101st Airborne Division. Following the war, from his UPI outpost in Brussels, Cronkite served as the chief correspondent during the Nuremberg trials. Later, he was named the bureau chief in Moscow. In 1950, the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) hired Cronkite, and in 1951, Americans got their first look at the journalist who would become one of the most respected television news anchors in broadcast history. Cronkite began hosting CBS Up to the Minute, anchoring numerous segments: “The Week in Review” until 1952, and from 1953-57, “You Are There.” His popularity continued to grow, and from 1957-1970, he narrated “The 20th Century,” which was renamed “The 21st Century” in 1967. By 1962, he had become sufficiently established to headline his own news program. The CBS News with Walter Cronkite aired from 1962-1981 and featured Cronkite’s trademark nightly send-off, “And that’s the way it is,” at the end of every news broadcast. His journalistic talent lay in his ability to relay the most important news topics of the day with a clear and objective perspective. On the rare occasion that he demonstrated emotion during a broadcast, he did so in a way that precisely articulated the sentiments of the nation. His tearful delivery on November 22, 1963, of the shocking news of President Kennedy’s assassination remains one of the defining moments in the history of broadcast journalism. In another instance, Cronkite, an avid follower of the Apollo 11 space mission, did not bother to suppress his exhilaration when, on July 20, 1969—as the lunar module finished touching down on the moon’s surface—he reported: “Boy! There they sit on the moon! Just exactly nominal wasn’t it? …On green with the flight plan, all the way down. Man finally is standing on the surface of the moon. My golly!” In addition to winning a Golden Globe in 1960, Cronkite is the recipient of numerous Emmys for his work in broadcast journalism. In 1973, an opinion poll voted Cronkite “the most trusted man in America.” Cronkite has remained active in his retirement, hosting the occasional television special. In 1995, he provided the voiceover for the Broadway musical comedy How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. He is the author of A Reporter’s Life (1997), a narrative of his experiences in journalism, and his favorite pastime is sailing. In 1940, Cronkite married journalist Mary Elizabeth (Betsy) Maxwell. Together they have three children: Nancy Elizabeth, Mary Kathleen, and Walter Leland. © 2000 A&E Television Networks. All rights reserved. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe simply because it has been handed down for many genera- tions. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumoured by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is written in Holy Scriptures. 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