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Walter Cronkite
Walter CronkiteWalter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

American journalist


Dead at 92 years
Birthday
Saturday
He is born 107 years, 4 months and 25 days ago
Death date
Friday

He is dead since 14 years, 8 months and 12 days
Birthplace
St. Joseph, United States
Nationality: american États-Unis
Birth sign: Scorpio
Chinese birth sign: Dragon
Borne the same day: 11/4/1916
Ruth Handler

Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) 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 named in an opinion poll. Cronkite received numerous honors including two Peabody Awards, a George Polk Award, an Emmy Award and in 1981 was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter.

Cronkite reported many events from 1937 to 1981, including bombings in World War II; the Nuremberg trials; combat in the Vietnam War; the Dawson's Field hijackings; Watergate; the Iran Hostage Crisis; and the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, civil rights pioneer Martin Luther King Jr., and Beatles musician John Lennon. He was also known for his extensive coverage of the U.S. space program, from Project Mercury to the Moon landings to the Space Shuttle. He was the only non-NASA recipient of an Ambassador of Exploration award. Cronkite is known for his departing catchphrase, "And that's the way it is", followed by the date of the broadcast.

Cronkite died at his home in 2009, at the age of 92, from cerebrovascular disease.

Source : Wikipedia