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Birthday!!!!!
Walter Cronkite, a journlist and reporter, was born on November 4 1916 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Walter Leland Cronkite and Helena Fritsch. -
Early On
In 1932 Walter won jounalism contest in high school. In the summer he wrote and delivered for the Houston Post. -
The Post
Walter Cronkite left the University of Texas to work for the Houston Post in 1935. He later working for Midwestern radio stations. http://www.biography.com/people/walter-cronkite-9262057 -
World Word II
During World War II, Cronkite covered the European front for United Press and served as chief United Press correspondent at the Nuremberg trials from 1937-1945. He reported from Europe and Africa. -
WTOP CBS ... The begining.
He accepts a correspondent job from Murrow working at CBS News' Washington bureau; he catches the eye of top executives as temporary news anchor on CBS local TV station WTOP. -
CBS
He helped launch CBS evening news. http://www.biography.com/people/walter-cronkite-9262057#profile -
Anchor For CBS
He is named anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News, taking over the position from Douglas Edwards. The program expands from 15 to 30 minutes on Sept. 2, 1963, making Cronkite the anchor of American network television's first nightly half-hour news program. -
JFK Assinaination
Cronkite is the first to report President Kennedy's death and remains on the air for much of the network's four days of coverage. -
CBS Evening News With Walter Cronkite
The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite becomes the first network news program to be seen via satellite. The broadcast originates from Paris, where the Vietnam peace talks are taking place. -
Moon Landing
Cronkite reports on the Apollo moon landing. As the rocket lands on the lunar surface at 4:19 p.m., EDT, Cronkite, known for his eloquence, famously exclaims, "Man on the moon!" "Oh, boy!" and then, "Whew, boy!" He remains on the air for 24 of the network's 27 hours of Apollo XI lunar walk special in 1969.
