Schorr, Daniel, 1916-2010

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Dates:
Birth 1916-08-31
Death 2010-07-23
English,

Biographical notes:

Journalist.

From the description of Daniel Schorr papers, 1922-2006 (bulk 1943-2006). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 727512138

Biographical Note

1916, Aug. 31 Born, New York, N.Y. 1930 1933 Attended DeWitt Clinton High School, New York, N. Y. 1934 1941 Reporter, Jewish Daily Bulletin and Jewish Telegraphic Agency, New York, N.Y. 1939 Bachelor's degree, City College of New York, New York, N.Y. 1943 1945 Sergeant, United States Army 1946 1947 News editor, Aneta (Netherlands news agency), New York, N.Y., then Amsterdam, Netherlands 1948 1953 Stringer reporter, Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, American Broadcasting Co., Columbia Broadcasting System, and other media, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1950 Awarded first William the Silent Award, Hague, Netherlands 1953 1955 Diplomatic correspondent, Columbia Broadcasting System 1955 1957 Correspondent, Moscow Bureau, Columbia Broadcasting System, Moscow, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1958 1960 Diplomatic correspondent, Columbia Broadcasting System 1960 1966 Chief, Germany and Eastern Europe Bureau, Columbia Broadcasting System, Bonn, Germany 1966 Married Lisbeth Bamberger 1966 1976 Reporter-correspondent, Washington Bureau, Columbia Broadcasting System, Washington, D.C. 1970 Published Don't Get Sick in America. Nashville: Aurora Publishers 1972 Awarded Emmy Award (also in 1973 and 1974) 1976 1979 Regents Professor of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley, Calif. 1977 Published Clearing the Air. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1979 1985 News analyst, Cable News Network, Washington, D.C. 1985 Senior news analyst, National Public Radio, Washington, D.C. 1996 Awarded “Golden Baton,” Alfred I. Dupont-Columbia University, New York, N.Y. 2001 Published Staying Tuned: A Life in Journalism. New York: Simon and Schuster Pocket Books 2002 Awarded Edward R. Murrow Award for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting 2010, July 23 Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Daniel Schorr Papers, 1922-2006, (bulk 1943-2006), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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  • Broadcast journalism
  • Civil rights
  • Cold War
  • Environmental policy
  • Freedom of speech
  • Intelligence service
  • Intelligence service
  • Journalism
  • Journalists
  • Political corruption
  • Political corruption
  • Reconstruction (1939-1951)
  • Summit meetings
  • Urban policy
  • Watergate Affair, 1972-1974
  • World politics
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945

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  • Journalists

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  • United States (as recorded)
  • Soviet Union (as recorded)
  • Berlin (Germany) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Camp Polk (La.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Berlin (Germany) (as recorded)
  • Camp Polk (La.) (as recorded)
  • Fort Sam Houston (Tex.) (as recorded)
  • Fort Sam Houston (Tex.) (as recorded)
  • Soviet Union (as recorded)

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