Sep 16
Edwin Newman Dies
Posted by Slobokan @ 22:33 · 81 words · print
Edwin Newman, whose understated delivery of the news was a mainstay of NBC broadcasts for more than 30 years, and who cultivated a second career as a caretaker of proper grammar and usage, died Aug. 13 of pneumonia in Oxford, England, where he had lived since 2007. He was 91.
The Associated Press said the announcement was delayed to give his family time to mourn.
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In addition to his wife, survivors include a daughter, Nancy Drucker.
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