Highlights

Mili Lerner Bonsignori on Edward R. Murrow and Fred Friendly's unique partnership on See It Now

Walter Cronkite on his admiration for broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow

Meta Rosenberg on her friendship with Edward R. Murrow

Howard K. Smith on Edward R. Murrow

Kim Hunter on appearing on Person to Person with Edward R. Murrow

Wade Bingham on shooting the CBS News series CBS Reports with anchor Edward R. Murrow and producer Fred Friendly
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Erik Barnouw
Erik Barnouw on the renaissance of radio news (led by Edward R. Murrow) and entertainment programming in the 1930s
Erik Barnouw on the importance of the Hollywood Blacklist to understanding the history of broadcasting and on Edward R. Murrow's denunciation of Senator Joseph McCarthy
Walter Bernstein
Walter Bernstein on the subversive subtext of You Are There and Edward R. Murrow wondering how the show got away with its content; on Murrow's See It Now episode denouncing Senator McCarthy
Wade Bingham
Wade Bingham on Edward R. Murrow bringing See it Now to Korea during the Korean War
Wade Bingham on shooting the Edward R. Murrow series Small World, one of the first intercontinental broadcasts
Wade Bingham on shooting the CBS News series CBS Reports with anchor Edward R. Murrow and producer Fred Friendly
Mili Lerner Bonsignori
Mili Lerner Bonsignori on not knowing who Edward R. Murrow was before working on See It Now
Mili Lerner Bonsignori on meeting See It Now host Edward R. Murrow, "a man of words"
Mili Lerner Bonsignori on Edward R. Murrow recording narration for See It Now; on editing the film track
Mili Lerner Bonsignori on Edward R. Murrow and Fred Friendly's unique partnership on See It Now
Mili Lerner Bonsignori on the See It Now episode on Senator McCarthy and McCarthy's response
Mili Lerner Bonsignori on the aftermath of Edward R. Murrow's "A Report on Senator Joseph R. McCarthy" on See It Now
Mili Lerner Bonsignori on Edward R. Murrow and Fred Friendly being balanced journalists on shows like See It Now, and on the Army McCarthy hearings
Mili Lerner Bonsignori on classic See It Now episodes with Edward R. Murrow, including "Christmas in Korea"
Mili Lerner Bonsignori on Robert Oppenheimer appearing on See It Now with Edward R. Murrow
Mili Lerner Bonsignori on the decline of See It Now with Edward R. Murrow, and on her exit from the show
Mili Lerner Bonsignori on editing Small World featuring Edward R. Murrow
Mili Lerner Bonsignori on Murrow signing a loyalty oath at CBS
Mili Lerner Bonsignori on Edward R. Murrow's contributions to CBS Reports and Murrow leaving CBS
Bernie Brillstein
Bernie Brillstein on promoting Person to Person
David Brinkley
David Brinkley on Senator Joseph McCarthy's "list" of 205 alleged Communists
James L. Brooks
James L. Brooks on being in a bar with legendary journalist Edward R. Murrow - "God was in the bar"
James L. Brooks on Edward R. Murrow
James Burrows
James Burrows on being on Person to Person when he was a child
Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite on the "acute journalistic capabilities" of Edward R. Murrow
Walter Cronkite on being offered a job at CBS by Edward R. Murrow, but ultimately turning it down after United Press made him a generous offer to stay
Walter Cronkite on how the Hollywood Blacklist affected the news industry; Ed Murrow went along with the network
Walter Cronkite on his admiration for broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow
Bob Doyle
Bob Doyle on how television news was perceived in the 1950s, and on Fred Friendly and Edward R. Murrow's See It Now
Betty Cole Dukert
Betty Cole Dukert on Edward R. Murrow's guest appearance on Meet the Press
Jamie Farr
Jamie Farr on the M*A*S*H episode "The Interview" based on Murrow in Korea
John Frankenheimer
John Frankenheimer on working on Edward R. Murrow's Person to Person
Murray Fromson
Murray Fromson on finding inspiration from Edward R. Murrow's broadcasts from London during World War II
Murray Fromson on meeting Edward R. Murrow, and Murrow encouraging him to get into broadcast (rather than print) journalism
William Froug
William Froug on doing a film with Rod Serling after JFK died introducing Lyndon Johnson to the world, and screening it for Edward R. Murrow
Larry Gelbart
Larry Gelbart on how Edward R. Murrow's news piece about Korea was the inspiration for the M*A*S*H episode "The Interview"
Julian Goodman
Julian Goodman on NBC being challenged by CBS News and Edward R. Murrow
Julian Goodman on Edward R. Murrow's See it Now episode, "Senator McCarthy"
Don Hewitt
Don Hewitt on Edward R. Murrow taking on Senator Joseph McCarthy, and on Murrow's influence
Kim Hunter
Kim Hunter on appearing on Person to Person with Edward R. Murrow
Sidney M. Katz
Sidney M. Katz on editing Edward R. Murrow's See It Now series and the episode on Joseph McCarthy
Jeff Kisseloff
Jeff Kisseloff on Edward R. Murrow and Fred Friendly's See It Now "A Report on Senator Joseph R. McCarthy"
Ted Koppel
Ted Koppel on wanting to be Edward R. Murrow when he grew up
Perry Lafferty
Perry Lafferty on producing Person to Person, first hosted by Edward R. Murrow and later by Charles Collingwood
Art Linkletter
Art Linkletter on hosting Inside Beverly Hills, and on Edward R. Murrow's Person to Person
Ed McMahon
Ed McMahon on Edward R. Murrow's Person to Person, and on a favorite Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson sketch of his, which spawned a running joke
Sig Mickelson
Sig Mickelson on CBS News documentaries and on the birth of See It Now, hosted by Edward R. Murrow and produced by Fred Friendly
Sig Mickelson on why Walter Cronkite was selected to cover Elizabeth II's coronation for CBS News over Edward R. Murrow
Sig Mickelson on CBS News' coverage of the 1960 political conventions anchored by Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite, and on their different styles
Sig Mickelson on Edward R. Murrow's See It Now program
Newton N. Minow
Former FCC Chairman Newton Minow on Joseph Kennedy and Edward R. Murrow's reaction to his 1961 "Vast Wasteland" speech
John Moffitt
John Moffitt on meeting idol Edward R. Murrow
John Moffitt on having some fun with the slide card promoting Edward R. Murrow
John Moffitt on promotional material for Person to Person
Bill Moyers
Bill Moyers on how he enjoyed listening to the news on the radio when he was young
Alan Neuman
Alan Neuman on directing Person to Person with Edward R. Murrow
Don Pike
Don Pike on going to work for the United States Information Agency at the behest of Robert F. Kennedy under agency director Edward R. Murrow
Larry Rhine
Larry Rhine on meeting Edward R. Murrow
Meta Rosenberg
Meta Rosenberg on her friendship with Edward R. Murrow
Morley Safer
Morley Safer on having Edward R. Murrow's office
Morley Safer on Edward R. Murrow's role as London Bureau Chief
Daniel Schorr
Daniel Schorr on going to work for Edward R. Murrow after being turned down by "The New York Times"
Daniel Schorr on working with Edward R. Murrow
Daniel Schorr on going to Moscow for CBS News in 1955, and on getting in with Edward R. Murrow
Howard K. Smith
Howard K. Smith on Edward R. Murrow
Howard K. Smith on meeting Edward R. Murrow
Howard K. Smith on meeting up with Edward R. Murrow in London and taking over Murrow's role as CBS chief European correspondent
Howard K. Smith on how his broadcasts differed from Murrow's
Howard K. Smith on getting into television through Edward R. Murrow
Howard K. Smith on Edward R. Murrow advising him to sign a loyalty oath and getting listed in Red Channels
Howard K. Smith on doing Edward R. Murrow's year-end television shows
Howard K. Smith on Murrow's documentary Who Speaks for Birmingham?
Howard K. Smith on returning to television on ABC and interviewing Murrow on air
Howard K. Smith on Edward R. Murrow becoming head of the USIA
Howard K. Smith on his friendship with and the legacy of Edward R. Murrow
Howard K. Smith on his thoughts on Edward R. Murrow
Sanford Socolow
Sanford Socolow on being thrilled to joined Edward R. Murrow's news operation at CBS
Sanford Socolow on whether or not he signed a loyalty oath at CBS (championed by Edward R. Murrow)
Frank Stanton
Frank Stanton on the creation of CBS News for television, and Edward R. Murrow's reluctance to do television
Daniel J. Travanti
Daniel J. Travanti on starring as "Edward R. Murrow" in Murrow
Daniel J. Travanti on playing "Edward R. Murrow" in Murrow
Robert Trout
Robert Trout on signing a long-term contract with CBS and hosting "Robert Trout with the News Till Now" until Edward R. Murrow took it over
Robert Trout on the death of Edward R. Murrow
Robert Trout on working with Edward R. Murrow
Ted Turner
Ted Turner on the effect of Edward R. Murrow's See It Now: A Report on Senator Joseph R. McCarthy
Tony Verna
Tony Verna on assistant directing Person to Person with Edward R. Murrow
Joseph Wershba
Joseph Wershba on the staff of CBS News on radio in 1944 including Paul White and Edward R. Murrow
Joseph Wershba on working on the radio program "CBS Views the Press" with Edward R. Murrow
Joseph Wershba on the start of his professional association with Edward R. Murrow and Fred Friendly, and on "Hear it Now"
Joseph Wershba on the relationship between Walter Cronkite and Edward R. Murrow
Joseph Wershba on the relationship between Fred Friendly and Edward R. Murrow, and on Friendly's importance to CBS News in the '50s
Joseph Wershba on what it was like to work for Fred Friendly and Edward R. Murrow at CBS News
Joseph Wershba on a contentious meeting with William S. Paley and Edward R. Murrow
Joseph Wershba on Edward R. Murrow's relationships with William S. Paley and Walter Cronkite
Joseph Wershba on writing for See It Now, produced by Fred Friendly and anchored by Edward R. Murrow
Joseph Wershba on Fred Friendly and Edward R. Murrow putting together See It Now "A Report on Senator Joseph R. McCarthy"
Joseph Wershba on the last time he saw Edward R. Murrow
Joseph Wershba on the impact the McCarthy See It Now story had on Edward R. Murrow's career and standing at CBS, and Murrow's interview with Robert Oppenheimer
Joseph Wershba on the legacy of See It Now, anchored by Edward R. Murrow and produced by Fred Friendly, and on 60 Minutes
Joseph Wershba on Edward R. Murrow's feelings about CBS toward the end of his life
Joseph Wershba on the See It Now "Christmas in Korea" report in 1952 with Edward R. Murrow
Joseph Wershba on Edward R. Murrow
Av Westin
Av Westin on being a copy boy for Edward R. Murrow
Av Westin on the early format of CBS News
Perry Wolff
Perry Wolff on working with Edward R. Murrow