Walter Cronkite - Wikipedia
Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News [1] for 19 years, from 1962 to 1981. During the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" after being so named in an opinion poll.
Walter Cronkite | Biography, Facts, & Views on Vietnam War
2024年12月7日 · Walter Cronkite (born November 4, 1916, St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.—died July 17, 2009, New York, New York) was an American journalist and pioneer of television news programming who became known as “the most trusted man in America.”
Walter Cronkite - Sign Off, CBS & Career - Biography
2014年4月2日 · Walter Cronkite was a lifelong newsman who became the voice of the truth for America as a nighttime anchorman.
Walter Cronkite Biography | American Masters - PBS
2006年7月26日 · Cronkite could report with disgust the Chicago police attacks on anti-war demonstrators at the 1968 Democratic convention. And he could report with unalloyed delight...
50 Years Ago, Walter Cronkite Changed a Nation - U.S. News
2018年2月27日 · A historic example occurred 50 years ago this week: the stunning commentary of CBS anchor Walker Cronkite on Feb. 27, 1968, in which he dissected the U.S. role in Vietnam, stepped away from ...
Walter Cronkite - IMDb
Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri, the only child of Helen Lena (Fritsche) and Walter Leland Cronkite, a doctor. Throughout his early career, Cronkite worked with newspapers. During World War II, he served as a news reporter. In 1950, Cronkite became a journalist. He signed up with CBS News in 1962 and retired in 1981.
Walter Cronkite and a Different Era of News | Smithsonian
2011年11月4日 · In the 1950s, 60s and 70s, this is how most Americans got their news—and the man who defined this era, more than any other, was Walter Cronkite.
"And that's the way it is": Walter Cronkite's final sign off
From the CBS News archives, legendary anchorman Walter Cronkite signs off for the final time on the "CBS Evening News." Cronkite manned the anchor desk from ...
Biography of Walter Cronkite, Anchorman and TV News Pioneer
2019年8月7日 · Walter Cronkite was a journalist who defined the role of network anchorman during the decades when television news rose from being the neglected stepchild of radio to a dominant form of journalism. Cronkite became a legendary figure and was often called "the most trusted man in America."
Gay rights advocate interrupts Walter Cronkite’s news broadcast
4 天之前 · When Segal crashed Walter Cronkite’s nightly news program, he sat right on Cronkite’s desk and held up his sign for the cameras, which broadcast Segal’s message to more than 30 million viewers.