Quincy Howe

Quincy Howe

Howe and John Daly convention coverage

Howe with fellow journalist John Daly (right) during Presidential convention coverage.
Born August 17, 1900
Died February 17, 1977 (aged 76)
Occupation Journalist

Quincy Howe (August 17, 1900 February 17, 1977) was an American journalist, best known for his CBS radio broadcasts during World War II. He was the son of Mark Anthony De Wolfe Howe.

Howe served as director of the American Civil Liberties Union before the Second World War, and as chief editor at Simon & Schuster from 1935 to 1942. He left CBS in 1947 to join ABC. In the fall of 1955, he hosted four episodes of the 26-week prime time series Medical Horizons on ABC before he was replaced in that capacity by Don Goddard.

Howe moderated the fourth and final Kennedy/Nixon debate on October 21, 1960. Howe retired from broadcasting in 1974. He died from cancer of the larynx.

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