• BORN: April 25, 1908, Polecat Creek, North Carolina

• DIED: April 27, 1965, Pawling, New York

• CAUSE OF DEATH: Lung cancer

• BURIAL: Cremated and scattered at Glen Arden farm New York

Edward R. Murrow was a journalist and media figure. 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 and Canada. Mainstream historians consider him among journalism’s greatest figures; Murrow hired a top-flight cadre of war correspondents and was noted for honesty and integrity in delivering the news. A pioneer of television news broadcasting, Murrow produced a series of TV news reports including See It Now (1951-1958) and Person to Person (1953-1959).

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