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The Legend of Walter Cronkite


Walter Cronkite is known as one of the most famous journalists located here in America. Walter served as an anchorman in the American broadcast industry for the CBS evening news for 19 years since the 1960s. Walter was a journalist and the pioneer of American television and became known as "the most trusted man in America." Cronkite started as a college student during his early years, began editing papers, and then graduated by accepting a full-time position to be an editor with the United Press. In 1993 Walter was elevated to be an overseas correspondent for the United Press company, assigning him to cover the fighting in the North Atlantic during World War 2. Walter reported many events like the German bombing raids in London, the Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy, France, and even covered the Nurnberg trials in Europe.

With Walter's position as a journalist, he was also back and forth between broadcasting the events he wrote and publishing important stories. Walter Cronkite is mainly known for his essential reporting on viral historical events today and his roles as an editor and place on the news. Walter's career ended with many nominations and awards and recognizable services from many known people like Jimmy Carter at the time and even with an autobiography he created about himself. Walter Cronkite died July 17, 2009, in New York cause of a stroke at 92. More information and more elaborative details can be found below with the link provided.

Work Cited:

Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Don S. Hewitt." Encyclopedia Britannica, December 10 2021, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Don-S-Hewitt. Accessed April 1 2022.


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