Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism (Turning Points in History, 12) - Hardcover

Edwards, Bob

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471477532 ISBN 13: 9780471477532

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2004

Synopsis

Get it, read it, and pass it on.
—Bill Moyers

""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, but interviewed them for his entertainment programs; 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

About this title

About the Author:

BOB EDWARDS has hosted NPR’s Morning Edition, the most popular program in all broadcast media, since 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.” Also a recipient of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s Edward R. Murrow Award, he is the author of Fridays with Red, which chronicled his radio friendship with legendary sportscaster Red Barber.

From AudioFile:

When longtime public radio host Bob Edwards reads his own chronicle of Edward R. Murrow's broadcasting career, he sounds as if he's on the radio. This is not simply the effect of Edwards's renowned velvety baritone. The effect is amplified by the measured pacing, the upbeat tone of voice used to begin paragraphs, and the pauses for effect--all Bob Edwards's radio host signatures. As a result, Edwards's audiobook sounds just like a radio program, which is fine. In fact, the audiobook has also been enhanced with a recording of one of Murrow's famous broadcasts from London during the Blitz. The only bothersome note is the noticeable change in Edwards's voice from one recording session to another. Otherwise, a fine listen. A.C.S. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0471477532
• ISBN 13: 9780471477532
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 174