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- Originally a print reporter who excelled as a battlefield correspondent during World War II, Cronkite developed a skill for reporting and telling a story which he brought to the embryonic medium of television. As Americans began receiving much of their news from television, Cronkite was a familiar face in living rooms across the country.
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Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News [1] for 19 years, from 1962 to 1981.
Walter Cronkite (born November 4, 1916, St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.—died July 17, 2009, New York, New York) was an American journalist and pioneer of television news programming who became known as “the most trusted man in America.”
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Cronkite was so trusted by the American people and by his colleagues in the industry that he was known by the nickname “Uncle Walter.” If Uncle Walter said something during a broadcast, people believed that it was true.
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Aug 7, 2019 · Walter Cronkite was a journalist who defined the role of network anchorman during the decades when television news rose from being the neglected stepchild of radio to a dominant form of journalism. Cronkite became a legendary figure and was often called "the most trusted man in America."
