Herbert Morrison

Herbert Morrison (May 14, 1905(1905-05-14) – January 10, 1989) was an American radio reporter best known for his vivid description of the Hindenburg disaster, a catastrophic fire that destroyed the LZ 129 Hindenburg zeppelin on 6 May 1937. Morrison and engineer Charlie Nielsen had been assigned by station WLS in Chicago to cover the arrival of the airship in New Jersey as an experiment in recording news for delayed broadcast. Network policy in th... more

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  • May 14, 1905

Date of death:

  • Jan 10, 1989 (age 83 years)
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