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unusual facts about Murrow's Boys


Robert Pierpoint

As a close associate of Edward R. Murrow on radio and television, he was seen as having been a member of the second generation of Murrow's Boys.


David Lidington

Lidington was educated at the independent Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School in Elstree and at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge; he took an honours degree in History and a doctorate for research on Elizabethan history.

Denisse Oller

She has been honored with five Emmy's, two Gracies from the American Women in Radio and Television association , and the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for journalism for her coverage of the exit of the United States Navy from the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico after 60 years of military occupation.

Erica Ellyson

In December 2008 and January 2009, she was one of the stars on the NBC dating/reality show Momma's Boys.

Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School

Old Boy novelist William Sutcliffe set his largely autobiographical début novel New Boy (1996) at an unnamed school that is easily identifiable as Haberdashers', for instance by references to the school's location, layout and, most tellingly, motto.

Hampstead School

The main building on Westbere Road was originally the site of Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hampstead School having relocated from its Hoxton premises in January 1903 and before moving again to its current location in Elstree to become Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School.

Harvest of Shame

After Murrow joined the National Security Council as a propagandist, his position did lead to an embarrassing incident shortly after taking the job, when he asked the BBC not to show Harvest of Shame, in order to not damage the European view of the USA, however the BBC refused as they had bought the programme in good faith.

Henderson's Boys: Eagle Day

Henderson's Boys: Eagle Day is the second book in the Henderson's Boys book series by English author Robert Muchamore.

Henderson's Boys: Grey Wolves

Henderson's Boys: Grey Wolves is the fourth book in the Henderson's Boys book series by English author Robert Muchamore, released in 2011.

Henderson's Boys: One Shot Kill

Henderson's Boys: One Shot Kill is the sixth book in the Henderson's Boys book series by English author Robert Muchamore.

Henderson's Boys: Secret Army

Henderson's Boys: Secret Army is the third book in the Henderson's Boys book series by Robert Muchamore.

Henderson's Boys: The Escape

Henderson's Boys: The Escape is the first book in the Henderson's Boys book series by English author Robert Muchamore.

Henderson's Boys: The Prisoner

Henderson's Boys: The Prisoner is the fifth book in the Henderson's Boys book series by English author Robert Muchamore.

Ian Luder

Luder attended Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, Elstree then studied Economics and Economic History at University College London (BA) before working as a tax accountant for Arthur Andersen and later Grant Thornton.

Ida Lou Anderson

"This is London" became a phrase familiar to the world as Murrow broadcast on CBS during the Nazi blitzkrieg of London during the early days of World War II.

Jo's Boys

:Disambiguation: This title may also refer to Little Women II: Jo's Boys, the anime adaptation of Little Men.

She bought it home for her sister Anna Alcott Pratt in 1877, though she moved in as well in the 1880s.

Joey Zimmerman

He has since appeared in a number of television shows, films (including Very Bad Things and Mother's Boys).

John Henry Faulk

With financial backing from Murrow, Faulk engaged New York attorney Louis Nizer.

Kevin Bakhurst

Bakhurst attended Haberdasher's Aske's School in Elstree and then St John's College, Cambridge where he read French and German.

Krishna Bharat

He completed his schooling from St. Joseph's Boys' High School in Bangalore, and received an undergraduate degree in computer science from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.

Lake Washington Floating Bridge

Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge, opened in 1989, parallel to the Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge, to expand Interstate 90 from 4 lanes to 8 lanes

Leo Sarkisian

At the time, Murrow was the head of the United States Information Agency (USIA) and he heard about Sarkisian through his West African recording trips.

Little Men

The novel has been adapted to a 1934 film, a 1940 film, a television series, and a Japanese animated television series.

Mama's Boys

One of the new songs, a cover of Slade's "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" was released as a single and reached number 54 in the American charts.

Mario Miranda

He studied at St. Joseph's Boys' High School, Bangalore and then did a B.A. in History at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, while focusing on the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).

Mark Dymond

Dymond has an occasional recurring role in the television comedy series Mrs. Brown's Boys as Mick, the on-off boyfriend of Cathy Brown.

Meghan Allen

In 2008 Allen was a participant in the reality show Momma's Boys on NBC.

In 2008 Allen was a participant in the reality show Momma's Boys on NBC.

Michael Wills

He went to the independent Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School in Elstree, Hertfordshire and studied at Clare College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a double first in History (BA).

Minnie Marx

Marx (played by Shelley Winters) was also the main character in the Broadway musical Minnie's Boys.

Momma's Boys

Momma's Boys is an American reality television series on the NBC network, executive produced by Ryan Seacrest (American Idol) and Andrew Glassman (Average Joe), which centers on a group of mothers who must help choose the perfect woman for their complacent sons.

Mrs. Brown's Boys

Brown's Boys appeared first on RTÉ 2fm, an Irish radio station, in 1992 and then in a series of books written by Brendan O'Carroll from the mid-1990s onwards.

Romel Wallen

Wallen, a Wolmer's Boys' School graduate, also studied in United States, where he graduated from The Hotchkiss School in June 2000.

St Joseph's Boys' School

Richard Moore - Founder and director of the Children in Crossfire Charity

St. Joseph's Boys' College, Nugegoda

Joseph's Boys' College (Sinhala: සාන්ත ජොසප් පිරිමි විදුහල) is a distinguished boys only primary to secondary (inclusive) school in the Nugegoda Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Thoreau-Alcott House

It was in this home that Louisa wrote her novel Jo's Boys (1886), a sequel to Little Women (1868).

WEZB

Cami McCormick (news director & host of the "B-97's 60-Second News Update;" worked alongside "Cajun" Ken Cooper in the mornings, and later "Walton & Johnson". Left for Moscow in 1991 to do an all-English radio show until its end in 1994, then became a CNN reporter. Now a dedicated journalist with CBS news. Received three Edward R. Murrow awards, as well as two Gracie Allen Awards, among others)


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