John Crosby (media critic), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Crosby (media critic)

American media critic

Date of Birth: 18-May-1912

Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Date of Death: 07-Sep-1991

Profession: journalist, detective writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

John Crosby (May 18, 1912 – September 7, 1991) was an American newspaper columnist, radio-television critic, novelist and TV host.
After winning a Personal Peabody Award for his radio criticism in 1946, he became a member of the Peabody Awards Board of Jurors, serving from 1947 to 1962.
During the 1950s, he was generally regarded as the leading critic of television. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Crosby was the son of Fred G.
Crosby and the former Edna Campbell.
His father was in the insurance business.
After graduating from New Hampshire's Phillips Exeter Academy, Crosby attended Yale but left minus a degree.
In 1933, he was a reporter with The Milwaukee Sentinel, moving on to The New York Herald Tribune (1935–41).