Cronkite
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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During that time, many journalists chose to leave the CBS newsroom -- once home to famed US journalists Walter Cronkite and Edward R. Murrow and a long reputation for excellence in American journalism.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
A little side trip here to Walter Cronkite, whose name is being mentioned a lot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
Socolow posted a clip of a 1972 interview with Cronkite as an example.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026
Walter Cronkite once said to me privately something that he often said publicly: “We are not educated well enough to perform the necessary act of intelligently selecting our leaders.”
From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025
JimmyTrotter lifted up his hands and asked everyone to be quiet so we could hear Walter Cronkite and the astronauts.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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