National Press Club to Host Special Panel Discussion Celebrating Edward R. Murrow Centennial, Friday, April 25, 2008

National Press Club to Host Special Panel Discussion Celebrating Edward R. Murrow Centennial, Friday, April 25, 2008

Casey Murrow, Richard C. Hottelet and Marvin Kalb to discuss 'The Unknown Murrow' highlighting personal stories of the man behind the microphone

WASHINGTON, April 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To commemorate the centennial of the birth of one of the most influential broadcast journalists, the National Press Club will host a special panel discussion and luncheon on the life of Edward R. Murrow. Casey Murrow, son of the influential journalist, and legendary broadcaster Richard C. Hottelet, will join moderator Marvin Kalb, the last correspondent personally hired at CBS News by Murrow, at the National Press Club on Friday, April 25.

"The Unknown Murrow" will feature insightful and personal reflections from Hottelet, Kalb and Casey Murrow about Edward R. Murrow that show a side of the famed broadcaster that is not widely known -- his upbringing and family, his passion for being an educator, his work ethic and personality -- and how these qualities of character shaped broadcast journalism.

Casey Murrow is the founder and co-director of Synergy Learning International, a non-profit organization assisting schools, teachers, and families with science, math, and technology learning for children. He is also the co-author of Children Come First, author of Using Our Communities, and editor of several books in an early childhood literacy and science series funded by the National Science Foundation.

Both Hottelet and Kalb currently serve as James Clark Welling Presidential Fellows at The George Washington University. Kalb, who moderated Meet the Press in the 1980s, is currently host and moderator of The Kalb Report series, produced in association with the National Press Club, The George Washington University and the Shorenstein Center at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. Hottelet, hired by Murrow in 1944 and was part of the team that invented broadcast journalism at CBS. He broadcast the seaborne invasion of Normandy on D-Day on June 6, 1944. Hottelet remained with CBS News for 41 years. Today, he continues to lecture and write.

The National Press Club event will start promptly at noon with lunch, followed by the panel discussion at 12:45 p.m. Seating is very limited. Reservations should be made by telephoning Pat Nelson at the National Press Club, (202) 662-7501. Cost of luncheon admission is $16 for National Press Club members, $28 for their guests and $35 for general admission.

The National Press Club is located at 14th and F Streets, NW, one block west of Metro Center. More information about the Club and its programs is found on its Internet website: www.press.org

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CONTACT: Pat Nelson of the National Press Club, +1-202-662-7501

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