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Article: THE PIONEERS OF RADIO HOW EDWARD R. MURROW AND A BAND SEASONED IN JOURNALISM BUT INEXPERIENCED IN RADIO INVENTED BROADCAST NEWS.(COMMENTARY)(Review)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- July 28, 1996
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Byline: CHILES T.A. LARSON
Radio pioneer Edward R. Murrow, he of the stentorian voice, delivered the news of World War II each evening over CBS to millions of news-hungry Americans.
``This is London. . . '' he would coolly begin his reportage during the dark days of the London blitz before the United States entered the war. Later he and his colleagues tracked the progress of the Allied attack on Europe, air-raid sirens and exploding bombs sometimes punctuating the background.
During the war, Murrow covered the Battle of Britain and 25 air combat bombing missions over enemy territory. He also took under his wing a team of talented correspondents ...