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My Take
Howard K. Smith feels like a relic of an era when journalism carried moral weight, and that is exactly why I keep coming back to him. A Rhodes Scholar from small-town Louisiana who became one of Murrow's Boys, he reported from the heart of war and later anchored the news with a commentator's conscience. What strikes me is the range: war correspondent, anchorman, even film actor. The George Polk Award confirms the craft, but I admire the backbone more than the resume. In an age of disposable headlines, his career reminds me what a principled, durable voice in broadcasting actually looks like.
Overview
Howard Kingsbury Smith (May 12, 1914 – February 15, 2002) was an American journalist, radio reporter, television anchorman, political commentator, and film actor. He was one of the original members of the team of war correspondents known as the Murrow Boys.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Howard K. Smith
- Name (Japanese)
- ニュースキャスター
- Reading
- にゅーすきゃすたー
- Born
- May 12, 1914 – February 15, 2002
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Tiger
- Origin
- Ferriday, Louisiana, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- war correspondent / actor / television presenter / journalist / news presenter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Alcee Fortier High School
- University
- Tulane University of Louisiana
Awards & achievements
- 1959 George Polk Award
- 1937 Rhodes Scholarship
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.