Radio broadcast pioneer Robert Trout died of heart failure Tuesday in a New York hospital. He was 91.
Trout was the first anchor of CBS Radio’s “World News Tonight.” Among the events he covered during his 70-year-long career were campaign speeches by Franklin D. Roosevelt and the repeal of Prohibition. He was known as the man who coined the term “fireside chat” for Roosevelt’s radio addresses to the nation.
Trout retired in 1996 but continued as a part-time contributor to NPR’s “All Things Considered.”
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According to Reuters, the music empire has booked a star-studded lineup for its 2000 MTV Europe Awards held in Stockholm, Sweden, on Thursday. Artists scheduled to appear and/or perform include Madonna, U2, Ricky Martin, the Backstreet Boys, Robbie Williams and Jennifer Lopez.
