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Daniel Schorr

1916 — 2010

American journalist who worked for CBS News under Edward R. Murrow, covered Watergate and the Cold War, and later became a senior news analyst for NPR. Schorr was placed on Nixon's 'enemies list' and became embroiled in controversy when he leaked the Pike Committee's secret intelligence report to the Village Voice. His memoir Staying Tuned (2001) documents six decades of American broadcast journalism.

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1. Biography

A short life of the author

Daniel Schorr (1916–2010) was an American broadcast journalist whose career spanned from the Murrow era at CBS through four decades at CNN and NPR. He covered the Cold War from Moscow, reported on Watergate, and was one of the last journalists to be placed on Richard Nixon’s “enemies list.” His decision to leak the classified Pike Committee report on CIA abuses to the Village Voice in 1976 led to a congressional investigation and made him a polarising figure in journalism ethics.

His memoir, Staying Tuned: A Life in Journalism (2001, Washington Square Press), covers his entire career from wartime Europe through the dawn of cable news.

Collecting Schorr

Staying Tuned (2001) first editions are affordable at $15–$40. Schorr’s collecting interest is primarily for journalism historians. Signed copies are available from NPR events and book signings held during his long tenure as a commentator.