Edward M. Kirby

Lieut. Colonel Edward M. Kirby, chief of the radio branch of the War Department's Bureau of Public Relations, conceived of the popular radio program, The Army Hour.Kirby won the Peabody Personal Award in 1944. more

Date of birth:

  • Jun 6, 1906 (age 103 years)

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Also known as:

  • Edward Montague Kirby
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