Edward R. Murrow Award Recipients
Edward R. Murrow Award honorees have a demonstrated commitment to excellence that exemplifies the career of Edward R. Murrow. The men and women who are named as Murrow Award winners are those who will be remembered as the pillars of the communication industry.
2009
Helen Thomas and Bob Schieffer - Edward R. Murrow Award for Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism and in Broadcast Journalism, respectively.
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2008
Don Hewitt - Edward R. Murrow Award for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcast Journalism.
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2007
David Fanning - Edward R. Murrow Award for Distinguished Achievement in Journalism.
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2006
Tom Brokaw - Edward R. Murrow Award for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting.
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2004
Peter Jennings - Edward R. Murrow Award for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting.
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2003
Daniel Pearl - Edward R. Murrow Award for Distinguished Achievement in Journalism.
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2002
Daniel Schorr - Edward R. Murrow Award for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting.
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Christiane Amanpour - Edward R. Murrow Award for Distinguished Achievement in Broadcasting.
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Sir Howard Stringer - Edward R. Murrow Award for International and Intercultural Communication.
2001
Bernard Shaw - Edward R. Murrow Award for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting
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2000
Ted Turner - Edward R. Murrow Award for Lifetime Achievement in Communications
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1999
Keith Jackson - Edward R. Murrow Award for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting
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Al Neuharth - Edward R. Murrow Award for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism
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1998
Moriyoshi Saito - Edward R. Murrow Award for International and Intercultural Communication
Walter Cronkite - Edward R. Murrow Award for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting
Frank Blethen - Edward R. Murrow Award for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism
1997
Sam Donaldson - Edward R. Murrow Award for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting
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Daniel Schorr
was presented the Edward R. Murrow Award for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting in April 2002.