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Edwards discussed his biography of Edward R. Murrow, describing Murrow's pioneering wartime reporting, his confrontations with McCarthy, and his lasting impact on broadcast journalism.
Terry interviewed Edwards a second time in 2004 about his book on Edward R. Murrow, the man he described as broadcast journalism's patron saint and first great star.
— Episode: Remembering Longtime NPR Host Bob Edward...
Episode: Remembering Longtime NPR Host Bob Edwards
Edwards discussed his biography of Edward R. Murrow, describing Murrow's pioneering wartime reporting, his confrontations with McCarthy, and his lasting impact on broadcast journalism.
Terry interviewed Edwards a second time in 2004 about his book on Edward R. Murrow, the man he described as broadcast journalism's patron saint and first great star.
Murrow's obituaries mentioned that he seemed a courtly prince who nevertheless championed the underdog, a sophisticated man with a common touch.
Bob Edwards reading from his new book, Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism.
Coming up, we'll hear another interview he recorded with Terry in 2004 after his book about Edward R. Murrow was published.
He was a driven man who demanded more of himself than he could possibly deliver. Murrow lived by a code too rigid for mere humans to meet.