Merrill Mueller (January 27, 1916 – November 30, 1980) was a journalist whose reporting included breaking the story of Hitler's invasion of Poland. He worked for numerous news agencies including the Independent News Service and NBC. While working for NBC he covered, along with other news anchors, the assassination of John F. Kennedy.[1][2]
Merrill Mueller was born in 1916 in New York City.[1] His father, Carl Mueller (1892–1970), was a noted artist and illustrator.[3]
Mueller attended public schools in Connecticut before taking one year at Springfield College. Dropping out, he began his career as a reporter at the Buffalo Times before moving to New York and eventually moving to get a job at the Independent News Service (INS) in Washington, D.C.[1]
At the direction of the INS he briefly covered the Spanish Civil War before moving to report from France, years later while visiting Warsaw, Poland he uncovered Hitler's plan to invade Poland.[1] Quickly traveling back to Paris he broke the story to America. He continued to cover the war and reported live the fall of France. In 1942 he resigned from INS to become an NBC reporter, breaking all the main events in the European theatre. During the Normandy landings on D-Day (June 6, 1944), he filed reports from Eisenhower's headquarters.[4] During the Battle of the Bulge, when Germany surprised the Allies by breaking out at the Ardennes Forest, Mueller reported on how the Soviets were refusing to communicate with General Eisenhower, the head of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force, during the battle.[5] Amid fears of scandal if the British and American public found out about Stalin's silence, the story was suppressed and Mueller was banished from the European theatre.[5] Mueller was then transferred back to America before moving on to cover the war against the Japanese. There he reported on the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and he made the broadcast that reported the surrender of Japan.[1]
After the war Mueller directed NBC's London bureau for four years before returning to America in 1952. There he covered the presidential desk for NBC as well as producing a number of radio and TV programs. During Alan Shepard's historic Freedom 7 mission on May 5, 1961, Mueller was again the broadcaster and after famously reporting, "'He looks so lonely up there …' he fell silent for the first time in his career."[6] Even after returning to the United States, Mueller covered international events; for example, in 1965, he co-anchored NBC's coverage of the state funeral of Winston Churchill with Chet Huntley and David Brinkley from London.[7][8][9][10]
^Ledbetter, Les (December 2, 1980). "Merrill Mueller, 64, Reported Three Wars and First Space Shots". The New York Times. p. D23. Mr. Mueller covered the Spanish Civil War, World War II, the Korean War, domestic politics, launchings of manned and unmanned spacecraft from Cape Canaveral and Churchill's funeral.
^Adams, Val (January 29, 1965). "2 Networks Plan 'Race for Tapes". The New York Times. p. 58.
^Gould, Jack (January 31, 1965). "TV Carries Rites". The New York Times. p. 1.
^Frank, Reuven (1991). Out of Thin Air: The Brief Wonderful Life of Network News. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN0-671-67758-6.
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Barbree, Jay Barbree (May 4, 2011). "How America's first astronaut 'got it done' in 1961". NBC News. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
merrill, mueller, january, 1916, november, 1980, journalist, whose, reporting, included, breaking, story, hitler, invasion, poland, worked, numerous, news, agencies, including, independent, news, service, while, working, covered, along, with, other, news, anch. Merrill Mueller January 27 1916 November 30 1980 was a journalist whose reporting included breaking the story of Hitler s invasion of Poland He worked for numerous news agencies including the Independent News Service and NBC While working for NBC he covered along with other news anchors the assassination of John F Kennedy 1 2 Merrill MuellerMueller in military uniform August 1945BornMerrill MuellerJanuary 27 1916 1916 01 27 New York City New York U S 1 DiedNovember 30 1980 1980 11 30 aged 64 Los Angeles California U S NationalityAmericanOther namesRedCitizenshipUnited StatesEducationSpringfield College 1 year OccupationJournalistYears active1935 1979SpouseJaneChildrenKenneth Kevin 1 ParentCarl Mueller father AwardsOverseas Press Club AwardPolk AwardBiography EditMerrill Mueller was born in 1916 in New York City 1 His father Carl Mueller 1892 1970 was a noted artist and illustrator 3 Mueller attended public schools in Connecticut before taking one year at Springfield College Dropping out he began his career as a reporter at the Buffalo Times before moving to New York and eventually moving to get a job at the Independent News Service INS in Washington D C 1 At the direction of the INS he briefly covered the Spanish Civil War before moving to report from France years later while visiting Warsaw Poland he uncovered Hitler s plan to invade Poland 1 Quickly traveling back to Paris he broke the story to America He continued to cover the war and reported live the fall of France In 1942 he resigned from INS to become an NBC reporter breaking all the main events in the European theatre During the Normandy landings on D Day June 6 1944 he filed reports from Eisenhower s headquarters 4 During the Battle of the Bulge when Germany surprised the Allies by breaking out at the Ardennes Forest Mueller reported on how the Soviets were refusing to communicate with General Eisenhower the head of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force during the battle 5 Amid fears of scandal if the British and American public found out about Stalin s silence the story was suppressed and Mueller was banished from the European theatre 5 Mueller was then transferred back to America before moving on to cover the war against the Japanese There he reported on the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and he made the broadcast that reported the surrender of Japan 1 After the war Mueller directed NBC s London bureau for four years before returning to America in 1952 There he covered the presidential desk for NBC as well as producing a number of radio and TV programs During Alan Shepard s historic Freedom 7 mission on May 5 1961 Mueller was again the broadcaster and after famously reporting He looks so lonely up there he fell silent for the first time in his career 6 Even after returning to the United States Mueller covered international events for example in 1965 he co anchored NBC s coverage of the state funeral of Winston Churchill with Chet Huntley and David Brinkley from London 7 8 9 10 In 1968 he left NBC for the American Broadcasting Company before retiring in 1979 he died one year later 1 With his wife Jane Merrill Mueller had two sons Kenneth and Kevin 1 References EditSpecific a b c d e f g h i Wisconsin Historical Society 2013 NBC News 1966 There Was a President New York Random House Carl Mueller 76 Illustrator Dead The New York Times April 8 1970 Retrieved 2017 05 30 The Northward Contrail 2008 a b Irving 1981 p 363 Barbree 2011 Ledbetter Les December 2 1980 Merrill Mueller 64 Reported Three Wars and First Space Shots The New York Times p D23 Mr Mueller covered the Spanish Civil War World War II the Korean War domestic politics launchings of manned and unmanned spacecraft from Cape Canaveral and Churchill s funeral Adams Val January 29 1965 2 Networks Plan Race for Tapes The New York Times p 58 Gould Jack January 31 1965 TV Carries Rites The New York Times p 1 Frank Reuven 1991 Out of Thin Air The Brief Wonderful Life of Network News New York Simon amp Schuster ISBN 0 671 67758 6 GeneralBarbree Jay Barbree May 4 2011 How America s first astronaut got it done in 1961 NBC News Retrieved March 28 2013 Irving David John Cawdell 1981 The war between the generals Congdon amp Lattes ISBN 9780865530157 The Northward Contrail January 25 2008 Election night 1960 The Northward Contrail Retrieved March 28 2013 Wisconsin Historical Society 2013 Merrill Mueller Papers 1935 1976 Wisconsin Historical Society Retrieved March 28 2013 External links EditMerrill Mueller at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Merrill Mueller amp oldid 1116470211, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
