1 9 5 2 ) ▁and ▁I da ▁Em ilia ▁So lem ▁( 1 8 9 3 – 1 9 2 6 ). ▁He ▁has ▁one ▁younger ▁brother , ▁Norman ▁T eg near ▁Ros hol t . ▁Ros hol t ▁attended ▁Luther ▁College , ▁but ▁was ▁interrupted ▁by ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁During ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁ 9 5 th ▁Infantry ▁Division . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁was ▁graduated ▁from ▁Luther ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁mathematics ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁During ▁college , ▁Ros hol t ▁twice ▁won ▁national ▁for ens ic ▁champion ships ▁in ▁ext empor aneous ▁speech , ▁both ▁times ▁winning ▁the ▁college ▁division ▁and ▁then ▁representing ▁the ▁college ▁division ▁in ▁the ▁university ▁division ▁and ▁winning ▁it . ▁Luther ▁College ▁later ▁hon ored ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁Oliver ▁E itt re im ▁Award ▁for ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁Broadcast ▁Media ▁( 1 9 7 7 ) ▁and ▁a ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Award ▁( 1 9 9 8 ). ▁ ▁Career ▁As ▁a ▁journalist ▁in ▁Min ne apolis ▁and ▁St . ▁Paul , ▁Minnesota , ▁Ros hol t ▁was ▁the ▁head ▁writer ▁for ▁the ▁radio ▁person ality ▁C ed ric ▁Adams ▁at ▁W C CO . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁in ▁Min ne apolis . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁following ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁S put nik ▁by ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁Ros hol t ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁American ▁journalist ▁to ▁report ▁that ▁the ▁successful ▁launch ▁sign