Word: murrow
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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This (Pause) Is To Murrow...
...Murrow of today with his saturnine good looks [TIME, Sept. 30] has always been a favorite of mine. But your cut of Egbert Murrow, aged 5, with a look of truculent determination, has won me over completely...
...Murrow and To Murrow and To Murrow, To the last syllable of recorded TIME...
...Murrow admits to prejudices shaped by his background; he tends to favor labor, farmers, Britain, underdogs (and, in the opinion of some Republicans, Democrats). He says he owes allegiance to no party. He speaks often of the rule of law and the right of dissent. But the enormous impact of his few overtly controversial broadcasts during the McCarthy era has given him a reputation for the kind of partisanship that he usually succeeds in keeping under control...
Spread Thin. A few who have known him for years think that Murrow has grown vain and pompous-an impression that his style also induces in some of his audience. Vanity is an occupational hazard that a performer has to watch as a woman watches her weight. Living in a swirl of hero worship, Murrow is obliged to recall the Murrow-Ain't-God Club. He smokes too much (three packs of Camels a day), is still gnawed by nerves before every broadcast; even in the air-conditioned studio, doing his radio show, he drips sweat and jiggles...