Biography - Edward R. Murrow: Voice of America

Biography - Edward R. Murrow: Voice of America

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EDWARD R MURROW:VOICES OF AMERICA - DVD Movie

Edward R. Murrow was the basis for George Clooney's GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK, and this entry into the Biography series takes a further look at the man who set new standards for television news journalism. The program stretches back to his days as a radio broadcaster, where he earned the nickname "The Voice of America," then progresses through Murrow's television career, drawing on a numbe

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Actors:	Edward R. Murrow
Format:	Color, DVD, NTSC
Language:	English
Number of Discs:	1
Studio:	A&E Home Video
Run Time:	50 minutes
DVD Release Date:	June 27, 2006
Average Customer Rating:	based on 2 reviews

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a great bio Mar 14, 2010
By rlh
I teach an undergraduate Psychology and the Media course and used the Morrow DVD to discuss his impact on the news. His DVD was quite a learning experience for them. This DVD is a wonderful teaching tool and very informative.

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Before My Time, But Interesting Enough Apr 15, 2007
By Jeffery Mingo
This guy was famous way before my time. But it becomes more interesting as I think of him as a latter-day Tom Brokaw or Peter Jennings. If you are curious of the trajectories of news reporters such as Meredith Vieira, Anderson Cooper, Travis Smiley, or others, then you may as well look to the past for answers.

I think the Biography series can be conservative or bury facts in a Murdoch-esque fashion. However, this program says that Murrow, a Quaker, helped Jewish intellectuals from Germany and reported extensively on atrocities against Jewish camp detainees. He may go down in history as a strong ally to the Jewish community. In our post-Lewinsky times, people may be surprised that many famous men had affairs, and this documentary admitted that Murrow was one of them.

This work tried to be diverse by showing female interviewees and biographers, not just male ones. Murrow was a smoker, just like Jennings and many others. Their deaths may remind viewers to try to give up that dangerous habit.

Murrow's suspicion about moving from radio to TV reminds me of Chaplin's fear of "talkies." It reminds me of how I don't own an I-pod and still buy "unburnt" CDs. As refreshing as new technology is, this documentary reminds one that it can also be scary.

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