Edward R. Morrow (picture to the left) was arguably the most famous t.v. personality of his time. He spoke of many things that Americans during the 1950's were to scared to even think about. But it is interesting to question, would Edward R. Morrow be as successful doing his job in modern day America? Personally I am not sure. Morrow had a style and ease in the way he talked. He spoke in a very humanistic way, very calm, but very powerful. That does not sound like many of the famous news reporters of our time. Today we can watch people like Al Roker and Kathie Lee Gifford all but making a fool of themselves on national t.v. everyday, and yet America seems to not be able to get enough of it. The work of Morrow has gone completely to the circus in that sense. Although, I could very well see him working as the new Larry King. They both seem to have that charisma and magnetism that almost entrances people in what they say. Even though Larry King has become more of a celebrity interviewer, it would not be a far stretch to see him tackling and issue like Morrow addressed when speaking of Senator McCarthy. So to fully answer the question, yes, I do believe that Edward R. Morrow would be successful in the modern world of HD television, but I also think that he would have to change some things to be as affective. He would have to give a bit more energy and make his broadcast more of a show to compete with the monkeys dancing around on the new today.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Simon Good Night, and Good Luck
Edward R. Morrow (picture to the left) was arguably the most famous t.v. personality of his time. He spoke of many things that Americans during the 1950's were to scared to even think about. But it is interesting to question, would Edward R. Morrow be as successful doing his job in modern day America? Personally I am not sure. Morrow had a style and ease in the way he talked. He spoke in a very humanistic way, very calm, but very powerful. That does not sound like many of the famous news reporters of our time. Today we can watch people like Al Roker and Kathie Lee Gifford all but making a fool of themselves on national t.v. everyday, and yet America seems to not be able to get enough of it. The work of Morrow has gone completely to the circus in that sense. Although, I could very well see him working as the new Larry King. They both seem to have that charisma and magnetism that almost entrances people in what they say. Even though Larry King has become more of a celebrity interviewer, it would not be a far stretch to see him tackling and issue like Morrow addressed when speaking of Senator McCarthy. So to fully answer the question, yes, I do believe that Edward R. Morrow would be successful in the modern world of HD television, but I also think that he would have to change some things to be as affective. He would have to give a bit more energy and make his broadcast more of a show to compete with the monkeys dancing around on the new today.
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Very good examples of today's newscasters. I agree that Murrow's style would need to be adapted to the more high intensity newscasting of today.
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