Daniel Schorr
I was listening to Bob Edwards’ new show and he had Daniel Schorr on as a guest. Schorr has been a “news analyst” on NPR for as long as I have been listening to NPR. I even met his daughter once during my time in Latin America.
Anyway, I learned from the podcast, that this guy I’ve been hearing on the radio for 25 years is 91 years old now, was hired by CBS after the New York Times declined to hire another jew, and that the guy who hire him at CBS was: Edward R. Murrow. He’s the last of Murrow’s guys still active in journalism.
My favorite tidbit: Schorr was reporting on the Nixon enemies list on live TV, got a copy of the list while on the air and started reading down it only to find his own name there.
Really interesting interview.