Quincy Howe

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Quincy Howe (August 17, 1900 – February 17, 1977) was an American journalist, best known for his CBS radio broadcasts during World War II. He was the son of Mark Anthony De Wolfe Howe.

Quincy Howe
Howe and John Daly convention coverage
Howe with fellow journalist John Daly (right) during Presidential convention coverage.
Born(1900-08-17)August 17, 1900
DiedFebruary 17, 1977(1977-02-17) (aged 76)
OccupationJournalist

Howe served as director of the American Civil Liberties Union before the Second World War, and as chief editor at Simon & Schuster from 1935 to 1942. He left CBS in 1947 to join ABC. 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 Don Goddard.

Howe moderated the fourth and final Kennedy/Nixon debate on October 21, 1960. Howe retired from broadcasting in 1974. He died from cancer of the larynx.

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

  • "Quincy Howe, Newscaster, Dies". The New York Times. February 18, 1977.

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