(1908-65), radio and television broadcaster and journalist. Murrow gained recognition as a war correspondent during World War II for his vivid radio descriptions of German bomb attacks on London. His on-the-scene reporting style was featured on radio's "Hear It Now" (1950-51), followed by "See It Now," a popular television program he narrated from 1951 to 1958. In 1954 Murrow's strong attack on Senator Joseph McCarthy received particular attention. On his most popular program, "Person to Person" (1953-61), he interviewed subjects in their homes. President John F. Kennedy selected Murrow to head the U.S. Information Agency in 1961, a post he held until 1964.
