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After a seven-day flying trip to Greece, ex-OSS General William J. Donovan announced that the Greek "authorities are handling the case satisfactorily." Some U.S. newsmen, in Greece when George Polk died, were not so sure. Neither was CBS. Three top CBS staffers (Edward R. Murrow, Howard K. Smith and Don Hollenbeck) broadcast a progress report on an independent investigation now being conducted by two CBS legmen...
Edward R. Murrow (Mon. 7:45 p.m., CBS) in his first pre-election broadcast from Rome (TIME, March...
...Murrow has had his fill of office work since the war's end. For 18 months after his return from London, he was chained to a modernistic desk in CBS's main Manhattan office, as vice president in charge of public affairs. His aggressive, imaginative programming supplied much of the impetus that has made CBS first in the field of public service programs. Among the impressive list of Murrow-inspired projects: the Documentary Unit, CBS Views the Press, As Others...
Inevitably, Reporter Murrow began to get restless for a newsbeat. Six months ago, he returned to reporting. The public found that his voice had lost none of its persuasive ring. And he was happy to be back. This summer, European weather permitting, Reporter Murrow hopes to cover the U.S. presidential campaign. But he isn't counting on it: "You never can tell where or what the big news story is going to be. My horizon is never more than thirty days ahead...
...Radio's most laureated reporter, Murrow has received 15 that he can recall, including the prized Peabody Award...