Feeds
NBC newsman Brian Williams said Wednesday he's not sure if Walter Cronkite would have succeeded in the age of cable news, blogs and Twitter.
A University of Texas official says Walter Cronkite's papers and photographs will be permanently housed at the Austin campus and then exhibited in May.
By all accounts, Walter Cronkite would have loved the war stories swapped and memories rekindled at his memorial service. All that was missing was a bar.
The White House says President Barack Obama is among the dignitaries scheduled to speak at a memorial service for the late CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite next month.
In a July 18 obituary of Walter Cronkite, The Associated Press, relying on published accounts including Cronkite's memoir, reported erroneously that "cronkiter" was used in Sweden and the Netherlands as a term for "TV anchorman." Olof Hulten, a journalism educator in Sweden, and Radio Netherlands Worldwide's Expert Desk say the term is unknown in their countries.
Discovery Channel says it's re-airing "Cronkite Remembers," an eight-part look at the 20th century through the eyes of veteran newsman Walter Cronkite.
CBS says the voice of Walter Cronkite will continue to be heard announcing the "CBS Evening News with Katie Couric."
President Barack Obama praised broadcasting icon Walter Cronkite as a newsman who "never let us down." Cronkite got kind words from leading Democrats and Republicans after his death.
Walter Cronkite was remembered as a great journalist, sailor, friend and father during services that, despite the grandeur of the setting, felt remarkably comfortable — like the man.
The death of Walter Cronkite elicited tributes from colleagues, presidents past and present, world-famous astronauts and those who hoped in vain to fill his empty anchor chair, all honoring the avuncular face of TV journalism who became the "most trusted man in America."
Despite what much of the immediate eulogizing suggests, the late Walter Cronkite did not become "the most trusted man in America" by always playing it straight.
Walter Cronkite didn't just live the life of an anchorman. He invented and embodied it.
President Barack Obama praised broadcasting icon Walter Cronkite as a newsman who "never let us down."
Walter Cronkite, the premier TV anchorman of the networks' golden age who reported a tumultuous time with reassuring authority and came to be called "the most trusted man in America," died Friday. He was 92.
CBS isn't commenting on reports that veteran newsman Walter Cronkite is gravely ill. The 92-year-old former anchor of "The CBS Evening News," who has been ailing for some time, has reportedly taken a turn for the worse, according to TVNewser and other online sites. CBS News spokesman Kevin Tedesco had no comment on Friday.
Former CBS news anchorman Walter Cronkite is trying to help preserve a historic cruise ship that is rusting away on Philadelphia's waterfront.
Julie Andrews is going from "The Sound of Music" to hosting one of music's biggest annual events.
Katie Couric was a hit as "CBS Evening News" anchor — at least on the first night.
Cronkite Praised as Champion of Bygone Era of 'Hard News'Walter Cronkite got his final sendoff in an extravagantly produced ceremony Wednesday at Lincoln Center, with poignant tributes from two presidents, two anchors, one astronaut and a member of the Grateful Dead.
Friends, colleagues honor Walter Cronkite - CNN.comFriends and colleagues of legendary CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite gathered Wednesday in New York's Lincoln Center to remember "the most trusted man in America." Newsman Walter Cronkite, in a 2007 photo, was honored at a memorial service in New York on Wednesday.
The Public Editor - How Did This Happen? - Op-Ed - NYTimes.comTHE TIMES published an especially embarrassing correction on July 22, fixing seven errors in a single article — an appraisal of Walter Cronkite, the CBS anchorman famed for his meticulous reporting.
Jon Stewart: The new most trusted man in America? The reason one unscientific poll of one Web site's readers is drawing wide attention: It confirms something people suspect -- or fear -- might actually be true.
When Walter Cronkite Took a Stand on VietnamI probably failed to watch the late Walter Cronkite's most important TV news moment: his landmark February 1968 CBS commentary (so out of character) after returning from Vietnam in which he cast strong doubt on our mission there and its chances for success.
Frank Rich New York Times Op-Ed Columnist - And That's Not the Way It IsWHO exactly was the competition in the race to be the most trusted man in America? Lyndon Johnson? Richard Nixon?
Two recent events left me nostalgically remembering the last two years of the sixties. One was the fortieth anniversary of the lunar landing on July 20, 1969. The other was the death of Walter Cronkite.
Walter Cronkite's Funeral Is Thursday NEW YORK, NY -- Walter Cronkite's funeral is set for Thursday at St. Bartholomew's Church in New York City. According to CBS News, the Reverend William Tully will preside over the Episcopal service at the church, which the Cronkites attended for many years
I was looking right at MSNBC's homepage when the screen flickered and updated itself... and I found out Walter Cronkite had died.
Walter Cronkite, 1916-2009Cronkite, who died Friday night at 92, was unique in a now-bygone era of television news. Today's multi-media generation will find it impossible to understand the commanding authority with which he spoke and the absolute trust he engendered among his viewers.
During much of my childhood, it seemed that the evening network news on television was 30 minutes of coverage of the Vietnam War. Actually several other subjects, commercials, etc., were included in those 30 minute broadcasts.
Walter Cronkite had a warm character, one that implied trustworthiness. His was a voice to which you gave your undivided attention... and he had a way of drawing in the casual listener by a mere subtle change of inflection.
I grew up lisening to Walter Cronkite telling us what was going on in the world, when I was 5 I could not wait for him to say" and that's the way it is (whatever date) this is Walter Cronkite goodnight." However as I got older learned to respect and admire this man, listing to …
CBS Legend Walter Cronkite DiesWalter Cronkite, who personified television journalism for more than a generation as anchor and managing editor of the "CBS Evening News," has died Friday night in his New York home following a long illness, surrounded by family. He was 92.
Legendary Newsman Walter Cronkite Dies at 92Walter Cronkite, America's preeminent television journalist of the 1960s and 1970s who as anchor and managing editor of "CBS Evening News" played a primary role in establishing television as the dominant national news medium of that era, died tonight at the age of 92, CBS reporte …
Ben Bradlee Remembers Walter Cronkite I first encountered Cronkite on the telly. He was the father figure of television journalists; he had no rival except for maybe Brinkley. But Cronkite had a kind of paternal quality that made him different from David, and that is what set him apart.
Walter Cronkite has passed away at the age of 92 today. I have established this article as a place to mourn Cronkite, talk about our memories of him and recognize his achievements in the field of American broadcast journalism.
Uncle Walter is gone. THE news anchor of his generation. Passed at 92. And that's the way it is.
"We All As Americans Come Together As One - Teuta DedvukajAttention Rap, Hip Hop, & Our Pop Culture Artists - The Major Leagues Require Better Lyrics!
Walter Cronkite and the Way News Used to BeToday's main stream media could learn a lot from Walter Cronkite.
Not everyone who can't see is blind. Even with 20/20 vision a person or an entire nation can have their attention diverted away from what they should be seeing. In America we are focusing on our economy and ignoring the other areas of our national life.
Walter Cronkite, America's Most Trusted News AnchorWalter Cronkite's biography from the Museum of Broadcast Communications. Pictures Here
Walter Cronkite: "Our Troops Must Leave Iraq"The American people no longer support the war in Iraq. The war is being carried on by a stubborn president who, like Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon during the Vietnam War, does not want to lose.
Now the News: Katie Couric Still Isn't One of the Boys Katie Couric has dominated everything about the network evening news competition — except the ratings — since she joined the "CBS Evening News" in September.
Log In | Register
