Quincy Howe (August 17, 1900 – February 17, 1977) was an American journalist, best known for his

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radio broadcasts during World War II.

Biography

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he was the son of Mark Anthony De Wolfe Howe, sister of

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. He was a 1921 graduate of Harvard University. Howe served as director of the

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before the Second World War, and as chief editor at

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from 1935 to 1942. He once said that life began for him in 1939, when he began to broadcast news and commentary on WQXR radio in New York City.DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). ''Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 135. Howe joined CBS in June 1942, doing the opening news summary on the radio network's '' The World Today'' newscast. He left CBS in 1947 to join

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. In the fall of 1955, he hosted four episodes of the 26-week prime time series '' Medical Horizons'' on ABC before he was replaced in that capacity by

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. In the early 1950s, Howe was an associate professor of journalism and communications at the University of Illinois. Howe moderated the first ever televised Presidential debate in 1956, between Democratic candidates Adlai Stevenson and

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. He also moderate the fourth and final

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debate on October 21, 1960, which had the topic of foreign affairs. Howe retired from broadcasting in 1974. He died from

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Bibliography

*''World Diary: 1929-34'' (1934) *''England Expects Every American to Do His Duty'' (1937) *''World History of Our Own Times.'' (trilogy, 1949) *''Ashes of Victory'' (1972)

References

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