NBC newscaster Edwin Newman enjoys a light moment during an interview at his New York office on March 21, 1976. Newman, who brought literacy, wit and energy to NBC newscasts for more than three decades, and battled linguistic pretense and clutter in his best sellers "Strictly Speaking" and "A Civil Tongue," has died. He was 91.
NBC newscaster Edwin Newman is shown during an interview at his New York office on March 21, 1976. Newman did political and foreign reporting on various NBC News programs during his 34 years with the network. He retired in 1984.
NBC newscaster Edwin Newman is shown during an interview at his New York office on March 21, 1976. Newman, who brought literacy, wit and energy to NBC newscasts for more than three decades, and battled linguistic pretense and clutter in his best sellers "Strictly Speaking" and "A Civil Tongue," has died. He was 91.
Dr. Henry Kissinger, left, appears with news commentator Edwin Newman during the taping of news special to talk about the Russian dissident trials and SALT talks on July 20, 1978.
Newsman Edwin Newman arrives for the NBC 75th Anniversary celebration in New York's Rockefeller Center on May 5, 2002. After his retirement, Newman portrayed himself on various television programs, including guest spots on "The Golden Girls," "Newhart" and in a "Saturday Night Live" skit in which he manned a suicide hot line and kept correcting a caller's grammar.