Each week, This I Believe and Bob Edwards team up to discuss essays from Edward R. Murrow’s original series broadcast during the 1950s. The segments air Fridays on The Bob Edwards Show on Sirius XM satellite radio, and are repeated during Bob Edwards Weekend on public radio stations nationwide. These segments are also available as weekly podcasts.
Marty Mann: Twice I Sought Death
Broadcast: May 15, 2009
From the 1950s series, Marty Mann describes how her battles with alcoholism and depression forced her to open herself up to those around her, and led her to help other people who suffered with addiction.
Edward R. Murrow: This I Believe
Broadcast: May 8, 2009
In launching This I Believe in 1951, host Edward R. Murrow explained the need for such a radio program at that time in American history, and said his own beliefs were “in a state of flux.” (This segment also references a contemporary essay by journalist Ted Gup. Click to read and hear his statement of belief.)
Introduction
Broadcast: May 1, 2009
More than 50 years ago, three of the most powerful men in broadcasting developed the idea for a new radio program. The result was This I Believe, hosted by Edward R. Murrow. In the first installment of this new series, Bob Edwards and This I Believe Executive Producer Dan Gediman discuss the history of the series and play segments from these essays:
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