About The Murrow Brothers: Peak of Their Professions
Lacey, Dewey, and Edgar Murrow were brothers who made significant contributions to Washington and national history, each in unique ways. Edgar R. Murrow was a trailblazing news reporter whose remarkable career spanned from logging to a position in President John F. Kennedy's administration. Lacey V. Murrow became the youngest state director of highways in Washington and oversaw bridge construction, including the ill-fated Tacoma Narrows Bridge; later, he became a brigadier general in the US Air Force during WWII. Dewey went on an adventure seeking his fortune in the Columbian gold rush during the summer of his junior year at Washington State College, where all three brothers attended school.
Historian Jesse Clark McAbee draws from extensive archival research and personal documents to tell the story of the Murrow brothers, from their humble beginnings to their lasting influence in Tacoma and nationwide.
Jesse Clark McAbee is a museum professional and historian with a bachelor's degree in history from Washington State University and a certificate in museum studies from the University of Washington. He served in the United States Naval Reserves from 1981-1991 as an air intelligence officer and electronic warfare officer with assignments in Hawaii and Sicily, and special duty in Washington, DC. McAbee was director of historical museums i Washington and Northern California. He won the Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation Valerie Sivinski Award in 2011 for his work as project manager for the restoration of the Morton Historic Train Depot. McAbee is the author of several articles for Columbia Magazine, and Tall Timber Short Lines (previously The Timber Beast) magazine, among other publications, and he co-authored Rails to Paradise: The History of the Tacoma Eastern Railroad.