Edward R. Murrow from a London rooftop during the Blitz

Edward R. Murrow from a London rooftop during the Blitz - 21 September 1940

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@AllansStation 3 жыл бұрын

As one who lived through the Blitz. The voice of Ed Murrow gave us strengh to know that we had an ally. 90 years old now, but I can never forget the Blitz I lived through. Or the dead friends and relatives who lost their lives at that time. The As a boy of nine spending long nights in the air raid shelter. Not know if we would come out in the morning

@NOOBSLAYER-cw3gd 3 жыл бұрын

you should write a book about your experiences! It would be very nice to have an authentic telling of the blitz.

@pamelagrantham73 2 жыл бұрын

It must be like history repeating itself in the worst possible way to see what's happening now in Ukraine. Appreciated your insights sir.

@kenduffy5397 2 жыл бұрын

No, thank you Mr Collins for surviving the Blitz, the War, the years of financial and structural reconstruction. I couldn’t imagine the fear you felt as the bombs were falling from the sky worrying that a bomb could kill your Mom or Dad, siblings (if you have siblings) aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. As an American; I couldn’t imagine the fear you felt as a 9yr old boy that a Nazi invasion was a REAL threat at that time. England would have been invaded if it weren't for the brave RAF British pilots along with the Royal Navy. Plus all of the brave Merchant Marines. The thousands of volunteers from other countries had been already overrun and occupied by the Nazi scum. An American cannot put into words the terror and horror you must have felt that the worst scourge in human history! The Nazis, like the Mongols, would sweep across your homes 🏡 lands killing, burning, looting and raping every woman and burning everything in their wake.

@psgary6622 2 жыл бұрын

That's something else, sir. It must be what it's like for those living under Zionist occupation in the Gaza Strip or in Yemen.

@rotormaxx 2 жыл бұрын

@@pamelagrantham73 I share your thoughts Pamala and I hope we don,t loose interest in helping ukraine. Our democracy and freedom are at stake! R.

@bradfordmccormick9501 4 жыл бұрын

Mr. Murrow! We need your reportage today, in 2020! We've been needing it for a long time!

@ChristopherMarshburn 3 жыл бұрын

He would have HATED Donald Trump with every fiber of his being.

@jintsfan Жыл бұрын

@@ChristopherMarshburn Well if that was the case he’d be vomitting watching and listening to Brandon Biden and his stooge deputy Harris.

@mr.brenman2132 Жыл бұрын

@@ChristopherMarshburnYeah, hate the guy that doesn't start forever wars because you're such a snowflake that can't handle tweets. The insanity of you twits.

@gdasilva3531 3 жыл бұрын

"...coming in, moving a little closer all the while... just overhead now, the bursts of the anti-aircraft fire. The searchlights now are feeling almost directly overhead... now you'll hear two bursts a little nearer in a moment..." [two explosions] "... there they are..." That I can hear this 80 years on is astounding to me.

@paulmcdonald3011 2 жыл бұрын

Such an incredible, almost poetic description of the scene he was witnessing. You can see it all in the minds eye as he speaks. Definitely the American equivalent of the British wartime reporter Richard Dimbleby, who also had that God given gift of conveying a picture of a scene with words. Thanks for posting.

@michaelstreeter1244 2 жыл бұрын

My father-in-law was on the roof with Murrow at the time of this broadcast.

@meriwether5554 Жыл бұрын

Which rooftop was it?

@michaelstreeter1244 Жыл бұрын

@@meriwether5554My wife doesn't recall whether he mentioned it. Apparently, it was several blocks from the BBC Broadcast House. It tracks the timeline of when my father-in-law fled Europe.

@psgary6622 2 жыл бұрын

Edward R. Murrow was the Gold Standard by which not only journalists are still measuring ourselves, but also how to properly speak English. I used recordings like this to teach limited English proficient pupils how to speak English properly.

@patmccormick9972 Жыл бұрын

He went to a college known as Wazoo.

@Taima Жыл бұрын

Idk how long ago you were doing that, but I wouldn't exactly call it the gold standard. It's certainly great, but it's also very much of its time and you'd sound pretty odd if you're a young person speaking that way.

@douglsward3114 2 жыл бұрын

Painful, beyond comprehension. Here we go again. Lord have mercy!

@annedwyer797 Жыл бұрын

I heard this for the first time on NPR abt 35 yrs ago; it was absolutely gripping. I can't imagine how terrible the Blitz must have been, though sadly the people of Ukraine are enduring the same kind of thing.

@TELEVISIONARCHIVES 2 жыл бұрын

My grandfather saved a whole bunch of home movies from his service I need to transfer them it might be interesting

@davidhunt3808 3 жыл бұрын

A great description of a night during the blitz !!

@totallynotalpharius2283 3 жыл бұрын

What a bad ass

@yerielurena1873 3 жыл бұрын

If anyone read Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children this was 18 days after the house was destroyed in the book.

@oreilly1237878 3 жыл бұрын

A very brave man,he continued his reports even as the bombs fell.Their is no doubt he had an affect on not only on his compatriots the Americans to help bring home that this should be their war to ,but on the morale of the British who were fighting Naziism and Hitler to the death.My mother to was beneath these bombs in The Motorized Transport Corp driving the head of the Home Guard around in London.She thought highly of Murrow.

@jintsfan Жыл бұрын

Pleasing to see that this fine American was handed a high honour by the British state on grateful thanks for his support during dark times for Britain and all those in the free world who valued freedom back in WW2.

@wordsmith52 3 жыл бұрын

I think he was in the West End of London while the East End and docklands were getting bombed. Relatively safe therefore, but the empty shell cases from AA guns raining down could be lethal.

@nottmjas 3 жыл бұрын

He was reporting from the roof of Broadcasting House.

@wordsmith52 3 жыл бұрын

@@nottmjas Yes, the West End of London...

@wordsmith52 3 жыл бұрын

@@tylerfoster8713 They aren't. Nobody said they were.

@wordsmith52 3 жыл бұрын

Look, my friend, my parents and family had first hand experience of the London Blitz. Apart from the bombs and other stuff raining down, they had to put up with the debris, shards, broken casings, - call them what you will, from AA shells. These could be heard clattering down on the roofs and pavements. They could be very hot and sharp and damaging if they hit you on your body from such a great height. Sometimes lethal. Obviously, in relative terms, they were not as lethal as bombs. That is what I said, in effect. If you persist, for whatever reason, in wanting to interpret it in some other way, that is up to you...

@Captainpatonventura Жыл бұрын

Inspirational. Particularly for young people looking for a career in journalism, or old folks who remember the great voices and integrity of television news broadcasts headed by the likes of Walter Cronkite, dynamic speeches by Churchill and JFK. Murrow managed to fight the good fight while presenting truthful and balanced reporting. His work presented meaningful history as it happened, such as his coverage of the Joseph McCarthy "red scare." Our national news network chiefs need to look to Murrow's example for news as national, informational education vs news for entertainment and ratings.

@oreilly1237878 4 ай бұрын

General de Gaulle said,"It was a privilidge to be amoungst the British in those days when everyman carried himself as if he carried the fate of the entire nation rested on his own shoulders."