- Born
- April 25, 1908
- Died
- April 27, 1965 (aged 57)
- Place of birth
- Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
- Also known as
- Edward Roscoe Murrow, Egbert Roscoe Murrow
Biography
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.