Edwin Newman

Edwin Harold Newman (January 25, 1919 – August 13, 2010) was an American newscaster, journalist, and author. He began his career with wire services and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Newman worked in radio for CBS News before joining the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) in 1961, where he had a 23-year career in television news. Born in New York City to Myron and Rose Newman, he had an older brother who was a reporter for the Chicago Daily News. Newman married Rigel Grell in 1944 and they had one daughter. He graduated from George Washington High School and attended the University of Wisconsin at Madison.