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May 19, 2004 |
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Nicole Smith (404) 364-8447
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Book signing and talk by Bob Edwards, author of
Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism
What: Book
signing and talk by Bob Edwards, author of Edward R. Murrow and
the Birth of Broadcast Journalism (John Wiley and Sons).
When:
Wednesday, May 19, 2004 at Conant Performing Arts Center
Why: "Most
Americans living today never heard Ed Murrow in a live broadcast.
This book is for them. I want them to know that broadcast journalism
was established by someone with the highest standards. Tabloid crime
stories, so much a part of the lust for ratings by today’s news
broadcasters held no interest for Murrow. He did like Hollywood
celebrities; they had no place on his news programs. My book is
focused on this life in journalism. I offer it in the hope that more
people in and out of the news business will get to know Ed Murrow.
Perhaps in time the descent from Murrow’s principles can be
reversed." — Bob Edwards
Bob Edwards hosted
NPR’s Morning Edition from its premiere in November 1979. In 1999,
he and the program received a prestigious Peabody Award for "two
hours of daily entertainment expertly helmed by a man who embodies
the essence of excellence in radio."
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