Edward Lydston Bliss, Jr. (July 30, 1912 – November 25, 2002) was an American broadcast journalist, news editor and educator.
After 25 years at CBS News (1943–1968) as editor, copywriter and producer for Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite, he founded the broadcast journalism program at American University.
He planned to become a doctor like his father, but after receiving his bachelor of arts degree from Yale University in 1935 he set out on a career in journalism.
[10] After Murrow died his widow, Janet Huntington Brewster, asked Bliss to edit a collection of his work.
[5] Bliss left CBS in 1968 to found the broadcast journalism program at American University in Washington, D.C. His former students include Bob Edwards of NPR, Jackie Judd of ABC and Deborah Potter of CBS and CNN.
The Bliss Award recognizes an educator who has made significant and lasting contributions to the field of electronic journalism.