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- Full name: Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr.
- Born: November 4, 1916
- Birth place: Saint Joseph, Missouri
- Spouse: Betsy Maxwell Cronkite
- Children: Nancy Cronkite, Kathy Cronkite, Walter Cronkite III
- University: University of Texas at Austin
- Trademark signoff: "And that's the way it is" http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004847/bio
- Nicknames: Uncle Walter, "The Most Trusted Man in America" http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004847/bio
- First signed to CBS Television in 1950 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004847/bio
- Started career in journalism in 1937 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004847/bio
- Wife Betsy died on March 15, 2005 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004847/bio
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Famed CBS News journalist Walter Cronkite died on July 17, 2009, at the age of 92. Cronkite had been suffering from cerebrovascular disease for years leading up to his death.
Cronkite hosted the CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981. He was most closely identified with his coverage of the Apollo Moon Landing (for which he earned the nickname "the eighth astronaut") and the JFK assassination.
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Cronkite is commonly credited with defining the position of "anchorman" for American TV viewers. Cronkite, who had come to be known as "the most trusted man in America," had often been suggested as a possibility to run for public office, but refused, preferring to influence public opinion through his role as a television journalist.http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/walter-cronkite-iconic-anchorman-dies/ He controversially declared the Vietnam War a "stalemate" after the 1968 Tet Offensive, leading President Lyndon Johnson to believe that public opinion would now turn against him and the war.http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/walter-cronkite-iconic-anchorman-dies/Quotes
"The great sadness of my life is that I never achieved the hour newscast, which would not have been twice as good as the half-hour newscast, but many times as good."http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004847/bio
"Kennedy could be as charming in public as he had been in private. But he had another side, a certain attitude of superiority, an arrogance that I found disturbing."http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004847/bio
"I am probably not that different from most reporters, highly competitive, always determined to get that big story. The big story is always the one that's just a little bit out of reach."http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004847/bio-
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Saying goodbye: Jackson, Cronkite, Wyeth, Updike among artists, entertainers ...
... including choreographer Merce Cunningham, painter Andrew Wyeth, broadcaster Paul Harvey and those two giants of broadcast journalism, Walter Cronkite ... (December 21, 2009)Los Angeles Times -
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WALTER CRONKITE DIES: The passing on July 17 of Cronkite, a paragon of journalism and a father figure to a nation, was not only the sad loss of a ... (December 21, 2009)The Associated Press -
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Surely, we understood that elder statesmen like Walter Cronkite and Vanity Fair scribe Dominick Dunne (who was 83 and in ill health for years) and "60 ... (December 22, 2009)CBS 2 -
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Your country needs you. Barack: (bitterly) They sure have a funny way of…hey, you're Walter Cronkite! But…you…you're dead! Walter: Yes, I'm an angel now. ... (December 22, 2009)True/Slant
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Who's Walter Cronkite? 2 AnswersI think his wikipedia entry can say it best without rewording or having to quote too much. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Kronkite I also added a picture o... read more -
What's your most memorable broadcast of Walter Cronkite? 1 AnswerWalter Cronkite announcing the death of JFK. read more
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Will Walter Cronkite get as much news coverage as Michael Jackson? 3 AnswersI hope he gets 100 years of coverage. From Old School Journalism, he was a classic. He'd probably roll over in his grave as he sees the current media and news t... read more
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Walter Cronkite Dead at 92 | Mother Jones
Walter Cronkite was the voice of a generation, maybe not mine, but he shaped media for decades, not in the anchor chair necessarily, but in people's living rooms. From what I remember, and from what my grandfather would tell me (he j...motherjones.com -
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Barack: (bitterly) They sure have a funny way of…hey, you're Walter Cronkite! But…you…you're dead! Walter: Yes, I'm an angel now. Unfortunately, just an angel second class. Haven't got my wings yet. Or my harp. Not that I need... (December 22, 2009)trueslant.com -
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But others were still active in their 80s and 90s, including choreographer Merce Cunningham, painter Andrew Wyeth, broadcaster Paul Harvey and those two giants of broadcast journalism, Walter Cronkite and Don Hewitt. ..... 02m... (December 21, 2009)blog.taragana.com -
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Walter Cronkite, an iconic CBS News journalist who defined the role of anchorman for a generation of television viewers, has died.mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com
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