He died on July 17, 2009, in New York, after a long illness, with his family at his side. He was 92. Walter Cronkite spent 19 years as the anchor and managing editor of the “CBS Evening News ...

After having spent many years racing Austin-Healeys, Volvos and Lotus Elevens, Walter Cronkite finally gave up the rough-and-tumble sport of competitive driving, to his family’s great relief ...

Walter Leland Cronkite was born in St. Joseph, Missouri on November 4, 1916, the only child of a dentist father and homemaker mother. When he was still young, his family moved to Texas.

The private family funeral service for CBS news icon Walter Cronkite, who died Friday (July 17) at age 92, will conclude with a rendition of "When the Saints Go Marching In" performed by a jazz band.

An old photograph of former CBS anchor Walter Cronkite aboard a sailboat with former U.S. President Bill Clinton, and his family, has been miscaptioned online with some saying the man in the ...

the son of the former Helen Lena Fritsche and Dr. Walter Leland Cronkite, a dentist. When he was 10, his family moved to Houston, where he was editor of the San Jacinto High School newspaper ...

He was family. He invited us to believe in him, and he never let us down. This country has lost an icon and a dear friend, and he will be truly missed." "Walter Cronkite was an icon of American ...

Walter Cronkite, the legendary American television ... what Cronkite was during the 1960s and 1970s: a sort of national family uncle, wise, reassuring, understanding, a man they could trust ...

During the 20 years he anchored the evening news on CBS, Walter Cronkite became a daily presence in the American home. Building on the legacy of Edward R. Murrow, he brought CBS to the pinnacle of ...

Former CBS anchor Walter Cronkite died Friday evening with his family at his side after a long illness. By Duane Byrge, The Associated Press Industry remembers Walter Cronkite Walter Cronkite ...