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    Walter CronkiteAmerican broadcast journalist
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  2. BornWalter Leland Cronkite Jr. · November 4, 1916 · St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.
    DiedJuly 17, 2009 (aged 92) · New York City, U.S.
    SpouseMary Elizabeth "Betsy" Maxwell · (m. 1940; died · 2005)
    How Walter Cronkite Became America's Top Newsman
    How Walter Cronkite Became America's Top Newsman
     The Most Trusted Man in America
    The Most Trusted Man in America
    Early life and education

    Cronkite was born on November 4, 1916, in Saint Joseph, Missouri, the son of Helen Lena (née Fritsche) and Dr. Walter Leland Cronkite, a dentist.
    Cronkite lived in Kansas City, Missouri, until he was 10, … See more

    Career

    Cronkite left college in his junior year, in the fall term of 1935, after starting a series of newspaper reporting jobs covering news and sports. He entered broadcasting as a radio announcer for WKY in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. … See more

    Historic moments

    Cronkite is vividly remembered for breaking the news of the assassination of John F. Kennedy on Friday, November 22, 1963. Cronkite had been standing at the United Press International wire machine in the CBS newsroom … See more

    Retirement

    On February 14, 1980, Cronkite announced that he intended to retire from the CBS Evening News; at the time, CBS had a policy of mandatory retirement by age 65. Although sometimes compared to a father figure or … See more

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