* Daniel Schorr, the End of an Era
Daniel Schorr died a couple of days ago.
He was one of two people on NPR for whom I’d stopped what I was doing, if that were necessary for me to hear. (The other being a report on some Supreme Court case from Nina Totenberg.) I didn’t want to miss a word. Daniel Schorr’s comments always illuminated something, always taught me something.
His death means that this voice that I can remember paying attention to lo this past half century will no longer be heard. We’re on our own.
He will be missed.
Schorr also had come to seem like a many who defied the victory of time over us mortals. He continued to bring his voice into the world well into his tenth decade. His commentaries had become less penetrating, but they still showed an intuitive sense of what was important in a given drama of our times.
Now time has conquered him, too. Proving again, regrettably, all men are mortal.
July 25th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
I was profoundly affected by the news of his death, surprised to shed a few tears.
He seemed a warm man of conscience and feeling both, while simultaneously dispassionate and cool headed. A rare combination we need greatly in the media.
He will be missed indeed.
July 25th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
I always listened when I heard or saw his name and his voice.
There seemed that now rare quality . . Honesty.
July 25th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
Daniel Schorr. I loved to listen to him – to the end. Both warm and profound, with a courage I class with Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite.
July 26th, 2010 at 9:11 am
It is impossible to live beyond our alloted time and it is impossible to fully know the truth, although Mr. Schorr dedicated himself to reveal the facts, at whatever the cost to himself.