Eric Sevareid
1912
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1992
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United States of America
educated at: University of Minnesota, Central High School
occupation: war correspondent, television presenter, journalist, television journalist
award received: Peabody Awards, George Polk Award
Arnold Eric Sevareid (November 26, 1912 – July 9, 1992) was an American author and CBS news journalist from 1939 to 1977. He was one of a group of elite war correspondents who were hired by CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow and nicknamed "Murrow's Boys." Sevareid was the first to report the Fall of Paris in 1940, when the city was captured by German forces during World War II.Sevareid followed in Murrow's footsteps as a commentator on the CBS Evening News for thirteen years, for which he was recognized with Emmy and Peabody Awards. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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