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Elmer Holmes Davis (January 13, 1890 – May 18, 1958) was an American news reporter, author, the Director of the United States Office of War Information during World War II and a Peabody Award recipient.
- May 18, 1958 (aged 68), Washington, D.C., US
- January 13, 1890, Aurora, Indiana, US
- Florence MacMillan
- journalist, Director, Office of War Information, World War II
26 de feb. de 2024 · Elmer Davis (born Jan. 13, 1890, Aurora, Ind., U.S.—died May 18, 1958, Washington, D.C.) was a news broadcaster and writer, director of the U.S. Office of War Information during World War II. Davis had been a reporter and editorial writer for The New York Times when he joined the Columbia Broadcasting System in 1939 as a radio ...
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27 de jun. de 2018 · Federal administrator, radio commentator, news reporter. Elmer Davis, a popular national radio newscaster, became director of the newly formed Office of War Information (OWI), charged with coordinating government information about World War II 's (1939 – 45) progress to the home front.
- Elmer Holmes Davis
- 1954
Elmer Davis, a one-time popular national radio personality, took on a more important role in 1939 when he was appointed director of the newly-established Office of War Information. Davis was...
Elmer Davis, born on January 13, 1890, in Aurora, Indiana, was a pivotal figure in shaping wartime information and propaganda during World War II. As the director of the Office of War Information (OWI), Davis played a crucial role in coordinating and disseminating information to the American public and beyond.
The Elmer Davis who took to the podium in 1953 was not The New York Times writer, for he would have been largely forgotten by then; nor was he the author of light fiction even though Heywood Broun (I know: who's Heywood Broun?) once plugged Davis's amiable yawn, Times Have Changed (1923), as "The most amusing book we have read recently."
Elmer Davis. Stations. Indiana Broadcast Pioneers. Born in Aurora, Indiana, Elmer Davis graduated magna cum laude from Franklin College, and was a Rhodes Scholar. His journalism career began in print and included 10 years at the New York Times before joining CBS News in 1939.
