July 23rd, 2010
On the passing of Daniel Schorr
NPR’s Daniel Schorr passed away this morning at the age of 93. It would be no less accurate to say “America’s Daniel Schorr,” given his unparalleled record of reporting and analyzing the news for the past 64 years — beginning as a foreign correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor, and concluding with 25 years of service as a Senior News Analyst for NPR.
KUSP broadcast a one-hour retrospective on his career in news tonight at 6:00 PM, but given the short notice I’m sure not as many people heard it as might have liked to. The Dan Schorr Memorial Special is linked from this page at npr.org, which has additional details about the life and career of this extraordinary newsman.
