Ned Calmer (July 16, 1907—March 9, 1986)[1] was a Chicago-born American journalist and writer. He was a long-time CBS News analyst and close associate of Edward R. Murrow.
During his tenure at CBS Calmer also hosted the CBS World News Roundup. The radio show began on March 13, 1938 in response to growing tensions in Europe. It was originally hosted by veteran newsman Robert Trout and included short wave reports from London, Paris, Vienna, Rome and Berlin.
Calmer had a limited-run prime-time interview program, In the First Person in 1950, and he was the newsman on Good Morning in 1956–1957. He was also seen at times on CBS Views the Press, See It Now, and You Are There.[2]
Other work
From 1927 Calmer worked for seven years at various European publications. Those included the Paris Tribune and the Paris Herald which were the European editions of the Chicago Tribune and the New York Herald.[1]
Books
Calmer was an accomplished writer and novelist in addition to his journalistic career. His first novel, Beyond the Street, was published in 1934 by Little, Brown and Company. During his time in Paris, Calmer became a friend of Ernest Hemingway, who offered him advice on writing and also helped finance a trip back to the United States for Calmer and his wife and daughter. Calmer authored more than a dozen other books during his lifetime, including The Strange Land (1950), about combat in Europe, The Anchorman (1970), on the influence of television, and The Winds of Montauk (1980), a family story.
References
^ abDeLong, Thomas A. (1996). Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN978-0-7864-2834-2. P. 47.
^ abCox, Jim (2007). Radio Speakers: Narrators, News Junkies, Sports Jockeys, Tattletales, Tipsters, Toastmasters and Coffee Klatch Couples Who Verbalized the Jargon of the Aural Ether from the 1920s to the 1980s--A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN978-0-7864-6086-1. P. 51.
Sources
Obituary, The New York Times
Museum of Broadcast Communications: "CBS World News Roundup"
January 07, 2023
calmer, july, 1907, march, 1986, chicago, born, american, journalist, writer, long, time, news, analyst, close, associate, edward, murrow, bornedgar, calmerjuly, 1907chicago, illinoisdiedmarch, 1986, 1986, aged, york, cityoccupationjournalist, contents, early,. Ned Calmer July 16 1907 March 9 1986 1 was a Chicago born American journalist and writer He was a long time CBS News analyst and close associate of Edward R Murrow Ned CalmerBornEdgar CalmerJuly 16 1907Chicago IllinoisDiedMarch 9 1986 1986 03 09 aged 78 New York CityOccupationJournalist Contents 1 Early years 2 Work At CBS 2 1 Radio 2 2 Television 3 Other work 4 Books 5 References 5 1 SourcesEarly years EditCalmer was born Edgar Calmer in Chicago Illinois 2 He attended the University of Virginia Work At CBS EditRadio Edit Calmer was hired by Edward R Murrow to work for CBS in 1940 He worked abroad and in the United States as a member of the war time news team known as Murrow s Boys Other notable members include Charles Collingwood William L Shirer Richard C Hottelet and Larry LeSueur During his tenure at CBS Calmer also hosted the CBS World News Roundup The radio show began on March 13 1938 in response to growing tensions in Europe It was originally hosted by veteran newsman Robert Trout and included short wave reports from London Paris Vienna Rome and Berlin In addition to Trout and Calmer several other notable Murrow s Boys and journalists hosted and rose to prominence through CBS World News Roundup They include Eric Sevareid Charles Collingwood Howard K Smith Bill Lynch and Winston Burdett Television Edit Calmer had a limited run prime time interview program In the First Person in 1950 and he was the newsman on Good Morning in 1956 1957 He was also seen at times on CBS Views the Press See It Now and You Are There 2 Other work EditFrom 1927 Calmer worked for seven years at various European publications Those included the Paris Tribune and the Paris Herald which were the European editions of the Chicago Tribune and the New York Herald 1 Books EditCalmer was an accomplished writer and novelist in addition to his journalistic career His first novel Beyond the Street was published in 1934 by Little Brown and Company During his time in Paris Calmer became a friend of Ernest Hemingway who offered him advice on writing and also helped finance a trip back to the United States for Calmer and his wife and daughter Calmer authored more than a dozen other books during his lifetime including The Strange Land 1950 about combat in Europe The Anchorman 1970 on the influence of television and The Winds of Montauk 1980 a family story References Edit a b DeLong Thomas A 1996 Radio Stars An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers 1920 through 1960 McFarland amp Company Inc ISBN 978 0 7864 2834 2 P 47 a b Cox Jim 2007 Radio Speakers Narrators News Junkies Sports Jockeys Tattletales Tipsters Toastmasters and Coffee Klatch Couples Who Verbalized the Jargon of the Aural Ether from the 1920s to the 1980s A Biographical Dictionary McFarland amp Company Inc ISBN 978 0 7864 6086 1 P 51 Sources Edit Obituary The New York Times Museum of Broadcast Communications CBS World News Roundup Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ned Calmer amp oldid 1087998572, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
