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  1. WALTER CRONKITE. Hailed as "the most trusted man in America" during his 18 years as anchor of the "CBS Evening News," Walter Cronkite first gained national recognition for his reporting from the ...

  2. Jul 2, 2012 · Cronkite was born in 1916, near Kansas City. His father was a dentist. When Walter was ten, the family moved to Houston. He entered the University of Texas in 1933, but dropped out after two years ...

  3. From the CBS News archives, legendary anchorman Walter Cronkite signs off for the final time on the "CBS Evening News." Cronkite manned the anchor desk from ...

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  4. Jul 18, 2009 · Walter Cronkite, the CBS News anchor who famously became the most trusted man in America, died Friday at the age of 92. The Kennedy Assassination. For nearly two decades, tens of millions of ...

  5. Nov 4, 2016 · He was the first-ever non-astronaut, non-NASA employee to receive the honor. Cronkite in turn gave the award, which included a coveted moon rock brought back during an Apollo expedition, to the ...

  6. Aug 7, 2019 · Walter Cronkite was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, on December 4, 1916. The family moved to Texas when Cronkite was a child, and he became interested in journalism during high school. While attending the University of Texas , he worked for two years part-time for the Houston Post newspaper, and after leaving college he took a variety of jobs at newspapers and radio stations.

  7. Jul 18, 2009 · Walter Cronkite, America's 'Most Trusted Man,' Dead Legendary television news anchor Walter Cronkite died Friday night at the age of 92. Cronkite was the face of CBS from 1962 to 1981.