Man Who Fought McCarthy Red Scare Campaign, Casey Murrow to Meet with Media

SEATTLE – Milo Radulovich, a central figure in Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s red scare campaign of the 1950s, and Casey Murrow, son of the late Edward R. Murrow, will meet with members of the media from 5:30-6 p.m. tomorrow (Oct. 11) in Seattle.

The two men are in Seattle for an advanced screening of “Good Night, and Good Luck,” a film directed by George Clooney, which chronicles the real-life conflict between television newsman Murrow and McCarthy and the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Washington State University’s Edward R. Murrow School of Communication will sponsor the event.

World War II veteran Radulovich was dismissed from the military reserves in 1953 after being deemed a poor security risk because of his continued relationship with his father and sister who had been labeled communist sympathizers. His plight caught the attention of CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow, who wanted to expose Sen. McCarthy’s anticommunist witch hunts. With Murrow’s assistance, Radulovich successfully fought McCarthy and was cleared of all charges.

Edward R. Murrow earned a bachelor’s degree in speech in 1930 at WSU.

For location information and to reserve a spot, contact Charleen Taylor, (208) 301-0601, or Gary Lindsey, (509) 432-3327. The event precedes this week’s Seattle release of “Good Night, and Good Luck.” To view the movie trailer, visit http://murrow.wsu.edu/.