Walter Cronkite
- Biography
- Regarded by millions as the paragon of on-air trustworthiness, intelligence, professionalism, and unabashed integrity, Walter Cronkite single-handedly invented American television news as a CBS correspondent during the 1950s, with the medium still in ...
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- Born
- November 04, 1916
- Died
- July 17, 2009
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Jackson, Cronkite, Wyeth, Updike among artists, entertainers who died in 2009
12/14/09 It was only a rehearsal, and he was twice the age of the dancers accompanying him. | JAM! Showbiz -
Brian Williams gets ASU's Cronkite award
11/18/09 NBC newsman Brian Williams received the first Walter Cronkite Award for his work in journalism Wednesday since the veteran anchorman's death this summer. | The Hollywood Reporter -
The Story Behind Walter Cronkite's Destroyed FBI File [Mysteries]
10/13/09 The revelation that the FBI had destroyed its records on Cronkite in 2007 came in response to Freedom of Information Act requests sent in after his death in July (everybody FOIAs the FBI files of public figures after they die, because dead people don't have privacy rights and the FBI must turn them over). | Gawker -
Why Did the FBI Destroy Walter Cronkite's FBI File? [Mystery]
09/22/09 Raw Story reports that blogger Michael Petrelis filed a Freedom of Information Act request for Cronkite's file with the FBI , and got back a response that essentially said, "We destroyed a bunch of files a couple years back, and they may have been about Conkrite. We're not saying they were about Cronkite, but for some reason that we can't explain to you, we think they may have been about Cronkite, but anyway we threw them away, so thanks for asking." | Gawker -
Tributes to Walter Cronkite [Memorials]
09/09/09 A public memorial for longtime CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite was held earlier today at Lincoln Center. | Gawker -
Walter Cronkite $tiffs Girlfriend!
08/24/09 For the past four years, the former opera singer and sister of Carly Simon was Cronkite's constant companion as they bonded over the death of their spouses. | Perez Hilton -
CBS plans memorial for Walter Cronkite with President Obama, others
08/17/09 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. | JAM! Showbiz