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Name this famous person!?

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Born: November 4, 1916

Occupation: American Broadcast journalist

Hint: Is a retired iconic American broadcast journalist, best known as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962-81). During the heyday of CBS News in the 1970s and 1980s he was often cited in viewer opinion polls as "the most trusted man in America," because of his professional experience and kindly demeanor. Affectionately known as "Uncle Walter", he covered many of the important news events of the era so effectively that his image and voice are closely associated with the Cuban missile crisis, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the Vietnam War, the Apollo 11 Moon landing and the Watergate scandal. On of his trademarks was ending the CBS Evening News with the phrase, "...And that's the way it is;", followed by the date. He announced that he intended to retire from the CBS Evening News on February 14, 1980. In an interview about his retirement he described himself as being more like a "comfortable old shoe" to his audience. His last day in the anchor chair at the CBS Evening News was on March 6, 1981; he was succeeded the following Monday by Dan Rather.

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  1. walker kronkite


  2. Walter Cronkite --

  3. Walter Cronkite

  4. Mr.Walter Kronkite.....

  5. Walter Cronkite.

    It was said that his special on the vietnam war potentially doomed Johnson

  6. Brokaw

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