Talk:Herbert Morrison (announcer)

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I don't think his response was professional. He said something to the effect of, "I can't speak anymore, ladies and gentlemen," apparently too caught up in his emotions. Chock it up to his being new and inexperienced, and it being a new moment in journalism, but still. He was over-the-top.

Well, I don't know. He watched a massive object burst into flames, grinding 37 people to death. Under the circumstances, I think he was pretty professional. riana_C|E|T|U 02:47, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

I think his reaction was appropriate under the circumstances. We're not talking about arriving on the scene of an incident after being briefed on the situation - this just happened out of the blue. Also, reporting from a studio in front of a camera as the info comes off the teleprompter is quite different from reporting from the scene as it happens. Besides, I feel that if he hadn't broken down to the extent that he did and conveyed the scene through his emotions then not as many people would be interested in listening. I don't remember any particular broadcasts from the WTC attacks, the Oklahoma City bombing, or the Columbine shootings, but I remember this - I know it nearly word-for-word - and I wasn't even alive then. He expressed the horror of the scene with just his voice, which I think is quite an accomplishment even if it happens completely unintentionally. Maybe he wasn't professional in terms of being able to describe the scene matter-of-factly in his best Robert Stack impression, but it's nonetheless a powerful piece of journalism. Intooblv 02:18, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Is there an mp3 or other format recording available?

I don't use Real Player. Is there another format available?

Try http://www.historywiz.org/audio/hindenburg.wav. I likewise would not touch RealPlayer with a 10 foot pole :) AxH0L0tL 16:52, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merge

I suggest a merge from Hindenburg Disaster Newsreel Footage. The latter has little added value. Most of the content, including the quotations, are on the Herbert Morrison (announcer) article. -- AirOdyssey (Talk) 00:44, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

I oppose a merge with Herbert Morrison. Each article has its own substantial encyclopedic value, and all the Herbert Morrison information would be out of place in the Newsreel article. --MonkBirdDuke 17:30, 25 February 2007 (UTC)