Telegram sent by Edward R. Murrow to Pepper Knievel of the National Collegiate Radio Guild
- Description:
- Text of telegram reads: "FOLLOWING FOR JACK THORTON: PLEASE ACCEPT MY CONGRATULATIONS AN DBEST WISHES FOR CONTINUE DSUCCESS STOP I AM CONFIDENT THA TYOU WILL CONTINUE TO REGARD THE MICROPHONE AS THE MOST REVEALING INSTRUMENT DEVISED BY MAN WHICH REFLECTS WITH FIDELITY THE CHARACTERS AND INTEGRITY, OR LACK OF IT, IN THE MAN WHO USES THE INSTRUMENT STOP IN ADDTION TO WISHING YOU ALL THE ACCEPTED TOKENS OF SUCCESS I HOPE THATYOU WILL CONTINUE AS YOU HAVE AT KWSC TO MERIT AND RECEIVE THE CONFIDENCE AND RESPECT OF THOSE WHO ARE CLOSELY AND IMEEDIATELY ASSOCIATED WITH YOU FOR THERE IS NO HIGHER COMMENDATION THAN THAT STOP I AM MOST PROUND THAT THE AWARD YOU ARE RECEIVING BEARS MY NAME AND YOURS STOP NEITHER ONE OF US HAS MASTERED THE DIFFICULT ART OF COMPLETED COMMANDING AND CONTROLING A MICROPHONE BUT WE CAN AT LEAST KEEP ON TRYING STOP LUCK TO YOU" and is signed "ED MURROW"
- Date:
- 1950