Murrow

[ mur-oh, muhr-oh ]

/ ˈmɜr oʊ, ˈmʌr oʊ /

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Edward R(oscoe), 1908–65, U.S. news broadcaster and commentator.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

Allman, author of Miami: City of the Future, was an Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
The National Book Awards Longlist for Nonfiction||September 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There was Fred Friendly, who collaborated with Edward R. Murrow in challenging McCarthy on CBS.
Hagel And The Neo-McCarthyites|Bernard Avishai|December 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Straithairn, who played Edward R. Murrow in Good Night and Good Luck, summons up the nasal voice of Lincoln.
David's Bookclub: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates|David Frum|December 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Almost immediately, the stations and other media outlets that had gloried in the trick went all Edward R. Murrow.
Death of Kate Middleton Nurse Shows How Humiliation Can Lead to Suicide|Kent Sepkowitz|December 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST

An aspiring journalist, Iris masks her grief by seeking the wise counsel of her hero Edward R. Murrow.
Must-Read Fiction: ‘The Watch,’ ‘Alys, Always,’ ‘The Year of the Gadfly’|Cameron Martin, Lucy Scholes, Amber Dermont|June 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST