Longtime journalist Daniel Schorr dead at age 93

Submitted by macmurchadh on July 24, 2010 - 12:16pm.

Hoping to beat the competition, he rushed to the air with Nixon's famous "enemies list" and began reading the list of 20 to viewers before previewing it. As he got to No. 17, he discovered his name.

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"I do not know how well I carried off my effort to appear oblivious to the discovery of my name on an ominous-looking list, but I count this one of the most trying experiences in my television career."

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I will miss listening to him on Weekend Edition.


WhitesCreek's picture
Who will step up and take

Who will step up and take this great man's place?

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