Edward R. Murrow

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
April 25, 1908
Age at death
57
Died
April 27, 1965
From
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Edward Roscoe Murrow (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow; April 25, 1908 – April 27, 1965) 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.