Lowell Thomas

The true Renaissance man – reporter, author, lecturer, editor, explorer and radio/TV personality – was presented with the award, after which he gave a speech in which he recounted some of his experiences. He had done some of his globe-trotting reporting during World War I, during which he shot the footage that helped make T.E. Lawrence famous.
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