Walter Cronkite is born in St. Joseph, Missouri. At age 20, Cronkite was hired to broadcast news and sports at KCMO Radio.

American journalist and TV news broadcaster Walter Cronkite anchoring the news desk for the "CBS Evening News," 1969. Getty Images “Journalism,” said legendary CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite, “is ...

BOSTON (AP) -- Former CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite called the network's report questioning President Bush's Vietnam-era National Guard service "embarrassing" but urged patience until an investigation ...

An assistant to legendary newsman Walter Cronkite on Friday denied reports that he is gravely ill. ?His condition is being grossly exaggerated,? Cronkite?s executive assistant Cynthia Dicrocco said.

Walter Cronkite did a pretty good Marv Levy imitation this week for the nation's television writers. Appearing at a PBS session to promote an upcoming "American Masters" program about his life, the 89 ...

After an astonishing concession to a sitting president, the country’s most popular television news program faces the prospect of new ownership and a chilled environment for the First Amendment. By ...

Mediabistro reports that longtime CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite is gravely ill, and that the network began updating Cronkite's obituary a few days ago. In 1987, Cronkite came to New Orleans to ...

Newsday reports that 92-year-old Walter Cronkite is seriously ill. But don’t count out a recovery by the retired CBS News anchor, whose parents both lived well beyond his current age. Meanwhile, his ...

Once upon a time, Ed Murrow and Walter Cronkite were the most trusted newsmen in America. Sure, they were libs, and sure, they had opinions they put on air that we, as conservatives, would likely ...