Archive for September 15th, 2010

Obit watch 2: Electric Boogalo.

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

Edwin Newman, legendary NBC newscaster.

91 years is a good run, but this still saddens me. When I was a young man, Strictly Speaking and A Civil Tongue were huge influences on me. What little I know about language and writing, I owe at least in part to Edwin Newman.

The world is worse for his loss.

(Edited to add: NYT obit.)