# Daniel Schorr, RIP.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daniel-schorr-rip/547736>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 23, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daniel-schorr-rip/547736 "2010-07-23T17:25:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2010, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daniel-schorr-rip/547736/21 "2010-07-23T22:46:57Z")

</div>

> [@jrepka](#):
>
> I can’t think of a better epitaph for a journalist than Schorr’s honored position on Nixon’s enemies list…

[Here he is just a little while ago talking about that list and his presence on it.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI4_-UYl9-Y)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daniel-schorr-rip/547736/22 "2010-07-24T02:39:50Z")

</div>

I just finished listening to a retrospective on his life on NPR. So sad. I really liked Daniel Schorr. I mean, I knew he was winding down, but it was still a surprise. 93. Wow. Good for him.

Sheesh. Who’s next, Carl Kasell?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daniel-schorr-rip/547736/23 "2010-07-24T15:07:25Z")

</div>

[Here’s](http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128605615) Scott Simon’s formal obituary from Weekend Edition Saturday. He tweeted that they didn’t even think to draft an obituary until Mr. Schorr turned 90. I read this last night, but the audio this morning was even more moving. (The audio isn’t on the site yet, but should be there in the next hour or so.)

The closing of the show with an excerpt from the Frank Zappa concert was incredible as well.

☹

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daniel-schorr-rip/547736/24 "2010-07-24T20:01:03Z")

</div>

I loved his commentaries and analyses for their insight, but I especially appreciated them because he wasn’t a grumpy old man. He didn’t even sound 93, much less like a curmudgeon.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daniel-schorr-rip/547736/25 "2010-07-24T23:33:16Z")

</div>

Sorry to see him go.

I especially enjoyed his appearance in the film _[The Game](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119174/)_.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daniel-schorr-rip/547736/26 "2010-07-25T19:15:52Z")

</div>

I always enjoyed his commentary-he certainly saw a lot of history!

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daniel-schorr-rip/547736.md?page=1)