Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.
A satellite has no conscience.
Edward R. Murrow Radio personality
- Gender: Male
- Citizenship: United States
- Born: Apr 25, 1908
- Died: Apr 27, 1965
Edward R. Murrow KBE was an American broadcast journalist. He first came to prominence with a series of radio news broadcasts during World War II, which were followed by millions of listeners in the United States.
Fellow journalists Eric Sevareid, Ed Bliss, Bill Downs, Dan Rather, and Alexander Kendrick considered Murrow one of journalism's greatest figures, noting his honesty and integrity in delivering the news.
A pioneer of television news broadcasting, Murrow produced a series of TV news reports that helped lead to the censure of Senator Joseph McCarthy.