Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| 1985-2010 | 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. |