From: Evan Hulka <[email protected]> Newsgroups: alt.obituaries Subject: Edwin Newman, newsman and grammarian Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 08:33:51 -0700 (PDT)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/09/15/entertainment/e081806D87.DTL&tsp=1 TV correspondent Edwin Newman dies Associated Press September 15, 2010 08:18 AM Copyright Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. (09-15) 08:18 PDT NEW YORK, (AP) -- NBC News says its longtime correspondent and language cop Edwin Newman has died. He was 91. Newman did political and foreign reporting on various NBC News programs during 34 years with the network, which ended with his retirement in 1984. He also had a side career as the author of the best sellers "Strictly Speaking" and "A Civil Tongue," which dealt with the proper use of the language. He hosted a series called "Speaking Freely" with hourlong conversations with notables in many fields. After his retirement, Newman portrayed himself on various television programs, including a "Saturday Night Live" skit where he manned a suicide hot line and kept correcting a caller's grammar. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en.
