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761: 682: 1605: 1483: 745:, appeared in eleven printings and became one of the primary sources on the lives of the generation of Americans who had lived through the Great Depression, only to confront the horrors of World War II. In the 1976 edition of the book, Sevareid wrote, "It was a lucky stroke of timing to have been born and lived as an American in this last generation. It was good fortune to be a journalist in Washington, now the single news headquarters in the world since ancient Rome. But we are not Rome; the world is too big, too varied." 27: 929:"There is, in the American people, a tough undiminished instinct for what is fair. Rightly or wrongly, I have the feeling that I have passed that test. I shall wear this like a medal. Millions have listened in agreement and in powerful disagreement. Tens of thousands have written their thoughts to me. I will feel always that I stand in their midst. This was Eric Severaid in Washington. Thank you and goodbye." 1054:
On October 5, 2007, the United States Postal Service announced that it would honor Sevareid and four other journalists of the 20th century with first-class rate postage stamps, to be issued on Tuesday, April 22, 2008. Sevareid's award was in recognition of his World War II reporting and his criticism
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Sevareid always considered himself a writer first and often felt uneasy behind a microphone and even less comfortable on television. Nonetheless, he worked extensively for CBS News on television for decades after the war. During the middle and the end of 1950s, Sevareid found himself on television as
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to Alfred Eric and Clara Pauline Elizabeth Sevareid (née Hougen). The town's economy was largely dependent on wheat farming. According to Sevareid, his neighbors were extremely charitable towards friends but very wary of outsiders; it was an egalitarian but politically conservative community. After
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Sevareid was adventurous from a young age; several days after he graduated from Central High School in 1930, he and his friend Walter Port embarked on an expedition sponsored by the
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with a group at NBC's taping of its "Christmas in Washington" special in the Pension Building in Washington, D.C. Left to right: NBC News anchor Roger Mudd, CBS News reporter
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Sevareid married the former Lois Finger. They had twin sons, Peter and Michael, born in Paris while Sevareid was stationed there as a war correspondent for CBS.
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Sevareid's second marriage was to Belen Marshall. They had a daughter, Cristina, born in New York while he was working as a commentator at the New York bureau.
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to bring the group out from behind enemy lines. The operatives parachuted in, located the party, and evacuated them safely to India, for which
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in 1935. A descendant of Norwegian immigrants, he preserved a strong bond with the country of Norway throughout his life.
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editorial, on November 30, 1977, Severaid paid tribute to his colleagues and mentors, noting those who passed away, including
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before he left France for London and later Washington, D.C. He was appointed as CBS's Washington bureau chief in July 1942.
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Walter Cronkite ended the broadcast by celebrating Severaid as, in his view, "one of the finest essayists of the century."
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In One Ear: 107 Snapshots of Men and Events which Make a Far-Reaching Panorama of the American Situation at Mid-Century
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Sevareid wound up the 1950s as CBS's roving European correspondent from 1959 to 1961. He contributed stories to
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shortly before Stevenson's death. The interview was not broadcast over CBS but instead appeared in
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Josh Bernstein; Katie Drummond; Devon Puglia; John Tortora; Ralph Avellino (September 3, 2011).
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One of Sevareid's biggest scoops from this time period was his 1965 exclusive interview with
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Small Sounds in the Night: A Collection of Capsule Commentaries on the American Scene
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His commentary touched on many of the day's important issues. After a 1966 trip to
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Excerpt from "Canoeing with the Cree" series, Minneapolis Star, September 6, 1930
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Sevareid died of stomach cancer in Washington, D.C., on July 9, 1992, at age 79.
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After the war, Sevareid continued to work for CBS. He had begun his own program,
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years, his early journalism, and (especially) his experiences in World War II.
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Press, 1946). The book, whose title comes from part of the closing passage of
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for thirteen years, for which he was recognized with Emmy and Peabody Awards.
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during that time and served as moderator on a number of CBS series such as
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University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication alumni
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He made a guest appearance as himself in a 1980 episode of the sitcom
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The Murrow Boys: Pioneers on the Front Lines of Broadcast Journalism.
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He wrote about the Plains influence on his life in his early memoir,
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the failure of the bank in Velva in 1925, his family moved to nearby
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He continued his studies abroad, first in London, and then at the
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news journalist from 1939 to 1977. He was one of a group of elite
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Television Academy and Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences
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in India, developed engine trouble over Burma while it was on a
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Sevareid followed in Murrow's footsteps as a commentator on the
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Raymond A. Schroth, S.J. Research Papers for Sevareid Biography
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During his long run as a commentator, his segments earned both
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At age 18, Sevareid entered journalism as a reporter for the
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Recording of final broadcast message, November 30, 1977.
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Awards. In 1987, he was honored as an inductee into the
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and also played himself in the 1983 space flight film
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The Voice of Reason: Eric Sevareid's CBS Commentaries
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Sevareid later narrated the American history series
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Central High School (Minneapolis, Minnesota) alumni
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Journalist Eric Sevareid remembered in his hometown
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