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Walter Cronkite
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American broadcast journalist (1916-2009)
Walter Cronkite was an American broadcast journalist who became one of the most trusted news anchors in television history during his long career from the mid-20th century until his retirement. He matters because he helped shape how millions of Americans received and trusted their news during pivotal historical events, establishing the role of the television news anchor as a central figure in American public life.
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- 44
Top works
- Remembering the moon
- George Washington
- Harry S. Truman
- The first annual Theodore H. White Lecture with Walter Cronkite
- Walter Cronkite
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St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist, best known as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962–81). During the heyday of CBS News in the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" after being so named in an opinion poll. Although he reported many events from 1937 to 1981, including bombing in…
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- One to One: John & Yoko — Self (archive footage)2025
- Sally — Self (archive footage)2025
- JFK Assassination: A New Perspective — Self (archive footage)2025
- Apollo 13: Survival — Self (archive footage)2024
- Bad Hostage — Self (archive footage)2024
- The White House Effect — Self (archive footage)2024
- Hollywood Black — Self (archive footage)2024
- JFK: 24 Hours That Changed the World — Self (archive footage)2023
- The Janes — Self (archive footage)2022
- The Martha Mitchell Effect — Self (archive footage)2022
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- St. Joseph
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- news presenter
- Educated at
- Moody College of Communication
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Episcopal Church
- Image
- Walter Cronkite (1985).jpg
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- Walter Cronkite
- date of birth
- 1916-11-04
- date of death
- 2009-07-17
- cause of death
- stroke
- birth name
- Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr.
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- manner of death
- natural causes
- catchphrase
- And that's the way it is.
- start of work period
- 1935-00-00
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- medical condition
- color blindness
- name in native language
- Walter Leland Cronkite
- end of work period
- 2009-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News 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. Cronkite received numerous honors including two Peabody Awards, a George Polk Award, an Emmy Award, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Cronkite reported many events from 1937 to 1981, including bombings in World War II; the Nuremberg trials; combat in the Vietnam War; the Dawson's Field hijackings; Watergate; the Iran hostage crisis; and the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, civil rights pioneer Martin Luther King Jr., and Beatles musician John Lennon. He was also known for his extensive coverage of the American space program, from Project Mercury to the Moon landings to the Space Shuttle. He was the only non-NASA recipient of an Ambassador of Exploration award. Cronkite is known for his departing catchphrase, "And that's the way it is," followed by the date of the broadcast.
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