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==Honors== *Murrow was repeatedly honored with the [[Peabody Award]], jointly and individually.<ref name="peabody">{{cite web|title=George Foster Peabody Award Winners |url=http://www.peabody.uga.edu/winners/PeabodyWinnersBook.pdf |publisher=[[University of Georgia]] |access-date=August 11, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726163315/http://www.peabody.uga.edu/winners/PeabodyWinnersBook.pdf |archive-date=July 26, 2011 }}</ref> * In 1947 Murrow received the [[Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award|Alfred I. duPont Award]].<ref>[http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/page/412-past-dupont-award-winners/594 All duPont–Columbia Award Winners] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814182043/http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/page/412-past-dupont-award-winners/594 |date=August 14, 2012 }}, [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|Columbia Journalism School]]. Retrieved August 6, 2013.</ref> *In 1964, Murrow was awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}} * 1964: [[Paul White (journalist)|Paul White]] Award, Radio Television Digital News Association<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rtdna.org/content/paul_white_award |title=Paul White Award |publisher=Radio Television Digital News Association |access-date=May 27, 2014 |archive-date=February 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225052416/http://rtdna.org/content/paul_white_award |url-status=dead }}</ref> *He was made an [[List of honorary British knights and dames|honorary]] Knight Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] by Queen [[Elizabeth II]] on March 5, 1965,<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book | first= Joseph | last= Murrells | year= 1978 | title= The Book of Golden Discs | edition= 2nd | publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd | location= London | page= [https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/45 45] | isbn= 0-214-20512-6 | url-access= registration | url= https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/45 }}</ref> and received similar honors from the governments of [[Order of the Crown (Belgium)|Belgium]], [[Croix de Guerre|France]], and [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Sweden|Sweden]].{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} *He received "Special" [[George Polk Award]]s in 1951 and 1952.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}} *In 1967, he was awarded the [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album|Best Spoken Word Album]] for his ''Edward R. Murrow – A Reporter Remembers, Vol. I The War Years''.<ref>"[https://www.grammy.com/awards/9th-annual-grammy-awards 1966 Grammy Winners: 9th Annual Grammy Awards]". Grammy Awards. Recording Academy. grammy.com. Retrieved April 16, 2022.</ref><ref>"[https://books.google.com/books?id=LCgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA16 Grammy Award Highlights]". ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. March 13, 1967. p. 16. Retrieved April 16, 2022.</ref> *The [[Edward R. Murrow Award (Radio Television Digital News Association)|Edward R. Murrow Award]], given annually by the Radio Television Digital News Association is named in his honor; it is presented for "outstanding achievement in electronic journalism" *The [[Edward R. Murrow College of Communication]] at Washington State University is named in his honor. *The [[Edward R. Murrow Park]] in Washington, D.C. is named in his memory. *[[Edward R. Murrow High School]] in [[Brooklyn]], New York is named after him. *Murrow Boulevard, a large thoroughfare in the heart of [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], North Carolina, is named after Murrow.<ref>Thorner, James (January 26, 2015). "[https://greensboro.com/murrow-building-renamed-by-owner/article_9b1c9225-0d4c-59fb-81d7-1e8ea1ed7641.html Murrow Building Renamed by Owner]". ''[[News & Record]]''. Retrieved April 16, 2022.</ref> *The last remaining [[Voice of America]] broadcast transmitting site in the United States, the [[International Broadcasting Bureau Greenville Transmitting Station|Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station]], is named after him. *A statue of native Edward R. Murrow stands on the grounds of the Greensboro Historical Museum.<ref name="greensboro">{{cite web| title=Edward R. Murrow| url=http://www.greensborodailyphoto.com/2009/04/edward-murrow.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724171543/http://www.greensborodailyphoto.com/2009/04/edward-murrow.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=July 24, 2009| date=April 2, 2009| publisher=Greensboro Daily Photo| access-date=August 11, 2012}}</ref> *In 1984, Murrow was posthumously inducted into the [[Television Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1984-02-27 |title=HALL OF FAME FOR TELEVISION |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/27/arts/hall-of-fame-for-television.html |access-date= |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *In 1996, Murrow was ranked No. 22 on ''[[TV Guide]]''{{'}}s "50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time" list.<ref>{{cite book|title=TV Guide Book of Lists|url=https://archive.org/details/tvguidebookoflis0000unse|url-access=registration|year=2007|publisher=Running Press|isbn=978-0-7624-3007-9|pages=[https://archive.org/details/tvguidebookoflis0000unse/page/188 188]}}</ref> *The Edward R. Murrow Park in [[Pawling (town), New York|Pawling, New York]] was named for him.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}
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