Walter Cronkite, the legendary newsman dubbed 'The Most Trusted Man in America,' was born on Nov. 4, 1916, in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Cronkite served as the CBS Evening News anchorman for 19 years ...

Walter Cronkite was the most famous journalist of his time, the personification of success in his beloved profession, with all that brought with it: a journalism school named for him, a Presidential ...

Walter Cronkite died Friday at the age of 92, but the kind of journalism he represented — tough, spare, serious — has been on the wane since he left the anchor’s chair. As anchor of “The CBS Evening ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on March 6, 2025. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On March 6, 1981, Walter Cronkite signed off for the ...

After an astonishing concession to a sitting president, the country’s most popular television news program faces the prospect of new ownership and a chilled environment for the First Amendment. By ...