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.
Quincy Howe | |
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Howe with fellow journalist John Daly (right) during Presidential convention coverage. | |
| Born | August 17, 1900 |
| Died | February 17, 1977 (aged 76) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
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.
Bibliography
- World Diary: 1929-34 (1934)
- England Expects Every American to Do His Duty (1937)
- World History of Our Own Times. (trilogy, 1949)
- Ashes of Victory (1972)
References
- "Quincy Howe, Newscaster, Dies". The New York Times. February 18, 1977.