Walter Cronkite
/ˌwɔːltə ˈkrɒŋkaɪt/
/ˌwɔːltər ˈkrɑːnkaɪt/
- (1916-2009) a US television journalist who presented the national CBS Evening News programme from 1962 to 1981. He ended each programme by saying, 'And that's the way it is.’ Cronkite was known for his honesty and in 1973 was chosen as the 'Most Trusted Man in America'.
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