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Daniel Schorr

Schorr (left) and NPR's Scott Simon prepare for Saturday broadcast. Daniel Shor (born November 16, 1956) is an American veteran actor director writer and teacher with a career spanning 28 years
Born August 31, 1916 (1916-08-31) (age 91)
New York City, New York, United States
Occupation Journalist

Daniel Schorr (born August 31, 1916) is an American journalist who has covered the world for more than 60 years. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends He is now a Senior News Analyst for National Public Radio (NPR). Schorr has won three Emmy Awards for his television journalism.

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Biography

Early life

Schorr was born in the Bronx, New York City, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants Tillie Godiner and Gedaliah Tchornemoretz. The City of New York Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ [1] He began his journalism career at the age of twelve, when he came upon a woman who had jumped or fallen from the roof of his apartment building. After calling the police, he phoned the Bronx Home News and was paid $5 for his information. [2]

He attended DeWitt Clinton High School in the West Bronx, where he worked on the Clinton News, the school paper. DeWitt Clinton High School is an American high school located in the New York City borough of the Bronx. He graduated from City College of New York in 1939, whilst working for the Jewish Daily Bulletin. The City College of The City University of New York (known more commonly as the City College of New York or simply City College, CCNY, or colloquially as During World War II, Schorr served in Army Intelligence at Camp Polk, Louisiana and at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Fort Sam Houston is a US Army post in San Antonio Texas.Known colloquially as "Fort Sam" it is named for the first President of the Republic of Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State.

In January of 1967, he married Lisbeth Bamberger, a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley [2]

Journalism during the Cold War

Following several years as a stringer, in 1953 he joined CBS News as one of the recruits of Edward R. Murrow (becoming part of the later generation of Murrow's Boys). Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. CBS News is the news division of American Television and Radio network CBS. Edward R Murrow (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow; April 25 1908 &ndash April 27 1965) was an American journalist Murrow’s Boys, or “The Murrow Boys” were the CBS broadcast journalists most closely associated with Edward R In 1955, with the post-Stalin thaw in the Soviet Union, he received accreditation to open a CBS bureau in Moscow. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of In June 1957, he obtained an exclusive interview with Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet Communist party chief. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (April 17 1894 – September 11 1971 served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 following It aired on CBS's Face the Nation, Schorr's first television interview. Face the Nation is an American Sunday-morning political interview show which premiered on the CBS Television network on Schorr left the Soviet Union later that year, because of Soviet censorship laws. When he applied for a new visa, it was denied by the Soviets. [2]

In January 1962, he aired the first examination of everyday life under communism in East Germany, The Land Beyond the Wall: Three Weeks in a German City, which The New York Times called a "journalistic coup". Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state After agreeing not to foster "propaganda" for the United States, Schorr was granted the rights to conduct the interviews in the city of Rostock. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Rostock (ˈʁɔstɔk from Polabian Roz toc, literally "to flow apart" is the largest City in the north German state By airing everyday life, Schorr painted a picture of the necessity for a Communist state to seal itself off from the west in order to survive.

CBS executives were not amused when Schorr reported—incorrectly—that Barry Goldwater was said to "travel to Germany to join-up with the right-wing there," and visit "Hitler's one-time stomping ground" in Berchtesgaden, immediately after he became the Republican nominee for president. Berchtesgaden (bɛʁçtəsˈgaːdən is a municipality in the German Bavarian Alps. For obvious reasons, this did not fare well with Goldwater, who demanded an apology for the "CBS conspiracy" against his campaign for president. [2]

The 1970s

Schorr attracted the anger of the Nixon White House. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence In 1971, after a dispute with White House aides, Schorr's friends, neighbors, and co-workers were questioned by the FBI about his habits. They were told that Schorr was under consideration for a high-level position in the environmental area. Schorr knew nothing about it. Later, during the Watergate hearings, it was revealed that Nixon aides had drawn up what became known as Nixon's Enemies List, and Daniel Schorr was on that list. The Watergate scandals were a series of Political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that resulted in the Indictment of several of Nixon's Nixon’s Enemies List is the informal name of what started as a list of President Richard Nixon ’s major political opponents compiled by Charles Colson Famously, Schorr read the list aloud on live TV, surprised to be reading his own name in that context. Schorr won Emmys for news reporting in 1972, 1973, and 1974.

Schorr provoked intense controversy in 1976 when he received and made public the contents of the secret Pike Committee report on illegal CIA and FBI activities. The Pike Committee is the common name for the House Select Committee on Intelligence during the period when it was chaired by Democratic Representative near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all Called to testify before Congress, he refused to identify his source on First Amendment grounds, risking imprisonment. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is part of the United States Bill of Rights that expressly prohibits the United States Congress This did not mollify CBS executives, and Schorr ultimately resigned from his position at CBS in September 1976.

On May 14, 2006, on NPR's Weekend Edition, Schorr mentioned a meeting at the White House that took place with colleague A. M. Rosenthal and president Gerald Ford. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Weekend Edition is the name given to a set of American Radio News magazines produced and distributed by National Public Radio (NPR Abraham Michael "AM" Rosenthal (May 2 1922 &ndash May 10 2006 born in Sault Ste Ford mentioned that the Rockefeller Commission had access to various CIA documents, including those referring to political assassinations. The US President's Commission on CIA activities within the United States was set up under President Gerald Ford in 1975 to investigate the activities of the [3] Although scolded at first for his television report by former CIA director Richard Helms[4], Schorr was vindicated by the text of the Pike Committee, which he obtained from an undisclosed source and leaked to The Village Voice. Richard McGarrah Helms ( March 30, 1913 &ndash October 23, 2002) was the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI from 1966 to 1973 The Pike Committee is the common name for the House Select Committee on Intelligence during the period when it was chaired by Democratic Representative This article is about a New York newspaper For the Ottawa Hills Ohio magazine see The Village Voice of Ottawa Hills. [2]

Career as an elder statesman of journalism

In 1979, Schorr was among the first hired by Ted Turner and Reese Schoenfeld to deliver commentary and news analysis on the fledgling Cable News Network (CNN). Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American Media proprietor and philanthropist. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner His contract was not renewed in 1985, one of the two times he stated he was "fired". [5] He then took the position that he currently holds, as Senior News Analyst at NPR. In that position, he regularly comments on current events for programs including All Things Considered and Weekend Edition. All Things Considered (ATC is a news radio program in the United States broadcast on the National Public Radio network Weekend Edition is the name given to a set of American Radio News magazines produced and distributed by National Public Radio (NPR He also wrote a column for the Christian Science Monitor for several decades. The Christian Science Monitor (CSM is an international Newspaper published daily Monday through Friday

In 1994, Schorr narrated the TV miniseries, Watergate. In the late 1990s, he appeared briefly as a newscaster in three Hollywood movies; The Game, The Net, and The Siege. The Game is a 1997 American Psychological thriller film directed by David Fincher, produced by Polygram and starring The Net is a 1995 film directed by Irwin Winkler and starring Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam and Dennis Miller. The Siege is a 1998 film about a fictional situation where Terrorist cells have made several attacks on New York City. In the 1997 film The Game starring Michael Douglas, Schorr spoke to the main character through his television. The Game is a 1997 American Psychological thriller film directed by David Fincher, produced by Polygram and starring Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American Actor and producer, primarily in Movies and Television

Schorr was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2002. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS is an organization dedicated to scholarship and the advancement of learning

Other work

Though by no means a fan of rock music, Schorr became friends with composer Frank Zappa after the latter contacted him, asking for help with a voter-registration drive. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer and Film director Voter registration is the requirement in some democracies for Citizens and residents to check in with some central registry specifically for the purpose of being allowed Perhaps earning the envy of journalists half his age, Schorr made an appearance with Zappa on February 10, 1988, where he sang "It Ain't Necessarily So" and "Summertime". Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) "It Ain't Necessarily So" is a popular Song with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. " Summertime " is the name of an Aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 Opera Porgy and Bess. Schorr delivered the eulogy on NPR after Zappa's untimely death on December 4, 1993; he professed not to understand Zappa's lengthy discourses on music theory, but he found a kindred spirit—a serious man with a commitment to free speech. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Music theory is the field of study that deals with the Mechanics of music and how Music works Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without Censorship or Limitation.

When Schorr met Richard Nixon several years after his illegal investigation, Nixon responded to Schorr's introduction by saying, "Dan Schorr, damn near hired you once!"

Awards

Books by Daniel Schorr

References

  1. ^ Buy.com - Staying Tuned: A Life in Journalism : Daniel Schorr : ISBN 9780671020880
  2. ^ a b c d e Philip Hilts. "Daniel Schorr Had A Secret; Then he passed it on-and all hell broke loose", The Washington Post, 1976-03-28. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate.  
  3. ^ Remembering Journalist Abe Rosenthal. Weekend Edition Sunday. NPR (2006-05-14). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the
  4. ^ "Helms Terms Newsman 'Killer' for Hint of Murders by C. I. A. ", The New York Times, 1975-04-29. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans.  
  5. ^ Schorr, Daniel
  6. ^ The Edward R. Murrow Symposium

Multimedia

External links

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