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Walter Cronkite
Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. 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.
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culture · American broadcast journalist (1916–2009) · journalist · news presenter · also Walter Cronkite, Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr., Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr, Walter Wilcox, Old Ironpants, Uncle Walter
Born 4 November 1916 · Died 17 July 2009 · Q31073
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affiliates, including those in the Mountain and Pacific time zones which were not on the same schedule, could join the network. He then left the radio booth and went to the anchor desk in the newsroom. Within twenty seconds of the announcement, every CBS affiliate except Dallas
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2026· 4 entries
“affiliates, including those in the Mountain and Pacific time zones which were not on the same schedule, could join the network. He then left the radio booth and went to the anchor desk in the newsroom. Within twenty seconds of the announcement, every CBS affiliate except Dallas”
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The New York Times: Walter Cronkite
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Yahoo: Deseret News archives: Walter Cronkite told it like it was until this day in 1981
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2025· 1 entry
Hackaday: Why You Shouldn’t Trade Walter Cronkite For An LLM
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2024· 1 entry
New York Post: Walter Cronkite would be turning in his grave at this cowardly CBS attack on good journalism
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2023· 4 entries
New York Daily News: Remembering the life and career of Walter Cronkite in photos
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Snopes rated the claim “Longtime CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite once said, "War itself is, of course, a form of madness. It's hardly a civilized pursuit. It's amazing how we spend so much time inventing devices to kill each other and so little time working on how to achieve peace."” Unproven (retired).
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CBS News: Gayle King receives Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism
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Yahoo: Walter Cronkite is dead, but what about polite political discourse? | Opinion
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2014· 1 entry
The Memorial received the Missouri Division of Tourism's Spotlight Award
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2013· 1 entry
That his early career as a wire service reporter taught him to wait for official word before reporting a story
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2009· 1 entry
Died 2009-07-17.
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2008· 1 entry
The state-of-the-art journalism education complex in the heart of ASU's Downtown Phoenix campus was also built in his honor
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2006· 4 entries
Cronkite became the first non-astronaut to receive NASA's Ambassador of Exploration Award
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“it was intended to be a conservative organization – beyond that; a far-right-wing organization”
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Presented the Walter Cronkite Faith and Freedom Award to actor and activist George Clooney on behalf of his organization at its annual dinner in New York
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Cronkite hosted the World War One Living History Project, a program honoring America's final handful of veterans from the First World War
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2005· 2 entries
Went into the studio at CBS to record narration for WCC Chatham Radio, a documentary about Guglielmo Marconi and his Chatham station, which became the busiest ship-to-shore wireless station in North America from 1914
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And 2006, he contributed to The Huffington Post
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2003· 2 entries
Cronkite was honored by the Vienna Philharmonic with the Franz Schalk Gold Medal, in view of his contributions to the New Year's Concert and the cultural image of Austria
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Cronkite, who owned property on Martha's Vineyard, became involved in a long-running debate over his opposition to the construction of a wind farm in that area
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2002· 2 entries
Awarded Nierenberg Prize (2002).
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Cronkite was the voice of Benjamin Franklin in the educational television cartoon Liberty's Kids, which included a news segment ending with the same phrase he did back on the CBS Evening News
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2000· 2 entries
Awarded Library of Congress Living Legend (2000).
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The amount spent by candidates in the major TV markets approached $1 billion
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1999· 2 entries
Cronkite participated in a panel discussion on "Integrity in the Media" with Ben Bradlee and Mike McCurry at the Connecticut Forum in Hartford, Connecticut
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Cronkite received the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement's Corona Award in recognition of a lifetime of achievement in space exploration
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1998· 3 entries
Awarded Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award (1998).
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Cronkite hosted the 90-minute documentary, Silicon Valley: A 100 Year Renaissance, produced by the Santa Clara Valley Historical Association
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Supported President Bill Clinton during Clinton's impeachment trial
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1996· 1 entry
Awarded International Space Hall of Fame (1996).
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1995· 4 entries
Awarded Ischia International Journalism Award (1995).
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Made an appearance on Broadway, providing the voice of the titular book in the 1995 revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
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Received the Ischia International Journalism Award
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Narrated the World Liberty Concert held in the Netherlands
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1989· 1 entry
Received the Four Freedoms Award for the Freedom of Speech
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1985· 1 entry
Cronkite was honored with the induction into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame
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1983· 1 entry
Reported on the British general election for the ITV current affairs series World In Action, interviewing, among many others, the victorious Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher
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1982· 1 entry
Awarded Trustees Award (1982).
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1981· 3 entries
Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by Jimmy Carter (1981).
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The year he retired, former president Jimmy Carter awarded Cronkite the Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Cronkite continued to broadcast occasionally as a special correspondent for CBS, CNN, and NPR into the 21st century; one such occasion was Cronkite anchoring the second space flight by John Glenn in 1998 as he had Glenn'
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1980· 2 entries
Awarded Peabody Awards (1980).
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Cronkite announced that he intended to retire from the CBS Evening News; at the time, CBS had a policy of mandatory retirement by age 65
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1977· 1 entry
Cronkite was elected to membership in the American Antiquarian Society, for which he was a proactive supporter and member, even participating in educational video materials for the society's 175th anniversary
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1972· 1 entry
In recognition of his career, Princeton University's American Whig-Cliosophic Society awarded Cronkite the James Madison Award for Distinguished Public Service
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1971· 1 entry
The show was revived and redesigned to attract an audience of teenagers and young adults, hosted again by Cronkite on Saturday mornings
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1970· 3 entries
Awarded George Polk Award (1970).
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Cronkite received a "Freedom of the Press" George Polk Award and the Paul White Award from the Radio Television Digital News Association
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When Huntley retired, the CBS Evening News finally dominated the American TV news viewing audience
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1969· 2 entries
When the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission put the first men on the Moon
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During the Apollo 11 (with co-host and former astronaut Wally Schirra) and Apollo 13 Moon missions, Cronkite received the best ratings and made CBS the most-watched television network for the missions
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1968· 4 entries
Cronkite closed "Report from Vietnam: Who, What, When, Where, Why
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And that he felt America should recall its troops
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“s text over his own. On February 27, 1968, Cronkite closed”
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“s presence in Iraq as he had about their presence in Vietnam in 1968 and that he felt America should recall its troops. Cronkite spoke out against the war on drugs in support of the Drug Policy Alliance, writing a fundraising letter and appearing in advertisements on behalf of the DPA. In the letter, Cronkite wrote:”
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1967· 2 entries
With Cronkite hosting speculative reporting on the future for another three years
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The CBS Evening News began to surpass The Huntley–Brinkley Report in viewership during the summer months
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1965· 1 entry
Awarded Award of Honor of the National Cartoonists Society (1965).
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1964· 1 entry
Was temporarily replaced by the team of Robert Trout and Roger Mudd; this proved to be a mistake, and Cronkite returned to the anchor chair for future political conventions
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1963· 1 entry
Cronkite introduced the Beatles to the United States by airing a four-minute story about the band on the CBS Morning News
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1962· 3 entries
At 3:00 pm EDT, and Cronkite was one of the main presenters in this multinational broadcast
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Awarded Peabody Awards (1962).
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Cronkite succeeded Douglas Edwards as anchorman of CBS's nightly feature newscast, tentatively renamed Walter Cronkite with the News, but later the CBS Evening News on September 2, 1963, when the show was expanded from 1
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1957· 1 entry
Began hosting The Twentieth Century (eventually renamed The 20th Century), a documentary series about important historical events of the century composed almost exclusively of newsreel footage and interviews
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1950· 1 entry
Cronkite joined CBS News in its young and growing television division, again recruited by Murrow
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1936· 1 entry
Met his future wife, Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Maxwell, while working as the sports announcer for KCMO (AM) in Kansas City, Missouri
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1935· 1 entry
Not returning for the fall term, to concentrate on journalism
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1916· 2 entries
In Saint Joseph, Missouri, the son of Helen Lena (née Fritsche) and Dr
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Born 1916-11-04.
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