"Good Night, and Good Luck." The Story of Edward R. Murrow

Good Night, and Good Luck. Five words that began to be spoken nightly in the early 40s. Five words that would linger forever, in the legacy of the man who spoke them, and five words which people across the world would never forget. 

The year is 1940, and Nazi Germany is on the move. By the time July had rolled around that year, Axis powers had conquered France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Denmark, all in a matter of just three months. What was prompted after was the battle of Britain, in which England’s people would be forced to fight for their lives against an onslaught invasion of Naval and Airborne German-Nazi, and Italian-Fascist soldiers. Referring to the fight by this title was ultimately short-lived, because what followed could hardly be called two sided.

Yellow Journalism, The Era of The Bold

Despite early myths regarding this historical era of American Press, Yellow Journalism was an era of the news most simply regarded as a time of “Journalism as Action."

Publick Occurrences, The First Building Block of American Journalism

Have you ever felt that the measure of your success, in a particular project or area of your life, wasn’t fully appreciated until much after the fact? That other’s, or yourself, only reaped the benefits of your wisdom further down the road?

Me in 500 words.

William Hughes

Vegas night, 2024
Aspetuck Valley Country Club

Lean into it, Willie Boy!

“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway” —John Wayne. That’s a quote my dad always told me when I was a kid, and to a certain extent, it’s how I try to live my life.