Edward R. Murrow - To be credible we must be truthful.

To be credible we must be truthful.

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Murrow, Edward R. Speech to a Congressional Committee. May 1963, Washington, D.C. Quoted in Sperber, A. M. Murrow: His Life and Times, Freundlich Books, 1986, p. 654.

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About the Author

Edward R. Murrow

Born: April 25, 1908
Died: April 27, 1965
Nationality: American
Profession: Journalist, Radio Broadcaster

Biography

Edward Roscoe Murrow, born Egbert Roscoe Murrow, was an American broadcast journalist and war correspondent. He first gained prominence during World War II with a series of live radio broadcasts from Europe for the news division of CBS. During the war he recruited and worked closely with a team of war correspondents who came to be known as the Murrow Boys.

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