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Thirty years after his death, Edward R. Murrow is still a cult figure in American broadcast journalism, and his company has achieved the distinction of standard bearer in the field of broadcast news. This examination of key CBS broadcasts and the people behind them that helped to establish the network as the prototype for excellence provides a unique perspective on the early era of broadcasting. Included are interviews with major contributors such as former CBS News presidents Fred W. Friendly and Bill Leonard. Going beyond personalities, the specific focus is on major broadcasts, from the…mehr

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Thirty years after his death, Edward R. Murrow is still a cult figure in American broadcast journalism, and his company has achieved the distinction of standard bearer in the field of broadcast news. This examination of key CBS broadcasts and the people behind them that helped to establish the network as the prototype for excellence provides a unique perspective on the early era of broadcasting. Included are interviews with major contributors such as former CBS News presidents Fred W. Friendly and Bill Leonard. Going beyond personalities, the specific focus is on major broadcasts, from the early era up to the present-day 60 Minutes, some of which have been overlooked in spite of their formative role in helping CBS to gain its reputation in the field.
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MICHAEL D. MURRAY is Director of Mass Communications and Acting Chairman of the Department of Communication at the University of Missouri at St. Louis. He is a former president of the American Journalism Historians Association and was recently awarded the Distinguished Broadcast Journalism Educator Award from the Radio-Television Journalism Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications and the Missouri Governor's Award for Excellence in Teaching. He is the co-editor (with Anthony J. Ferri) of Teaching Mass Communication (Praeger, 1992). MICHAEL D. MURRAY is professor and chairman of the Department of Communication, University of Missouri-St. Louis. He is a former president of the American Journalism Historians Association (AJHA) and currently a member of the Board of Governors of the Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). Murray has received several awards, including the Dr. Frank N. Stanton Fellowship from the International Radio and Television Society (IRTS) and the Distinguished Broadcast Educator Award. He is author of The Political Performers: CBS Broadcasts in the Public Interest, and currently is corresponding editor for Journalism History.