Walter Cronkite
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Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years, from 1962 to 1981. During the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" after being so... Wikipedia
Born: November 4, 1916, Saint Joseph, MO
Died: July 17, 2009 (age 92 years), New York, NY
Place of burial: Mount Moriah Cemetery, MO
Awards: Peabody Award, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Nierenberg Prize, and more
Children: Kathy Cronkite, Walter Leland Cronkite III, and Nancy Elizabeth Cronkite
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