How famed broadcaster Edward R. Murrow's World War II dispatches colored Ukraine reporting is subject of April 5 event

Broadcast legend Edward R. Murrow established the standards of modern broadcast journalism during World War II.

Now his influence on the reporting from war-torn Ukraine will be subject of a Zoom gathering of the Broadcast/Podcast and History & Heritage Teams at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 5.

 

Casey Murrow, Edward Murrow's son and an honorary lifetime member of the National Press Club, will be the special guest.

 

Joining Casey Murrow in the one-hour conversation (with members’ questions) will be Marvin Kalb, the last correspondent personally hired by Edward R. Murrow at CBS News. Kalb, a former CBS News Moscow bureau chief and a Harvard scholar in Russian studies, who has been closely monitoring the Russian/Ukraine dispute.

Registration is open to all Club members.