2006
Mr. Walter Cronkite
Mr. Cronkite has been hailed as "the most trusted man in America." Raised in Houston, Mr. Cronkite served the nation as a journalist for over four decades, first gaining national attention for his reporting of World War II. He went ashore on D-Day, parachuted with the 101st Airborne, flew a bombing mission over Germany and covered the Nuremberg trials. As lead anchor on the CBS Evening News from 1962 until 1981, he became the voice of a generation. He was the first on the air to report the assassination of President Kennedy and provided unforgettable reporting of the Tet offensive and flight of Apollo XI. His influence in reporting prompted Egyptian President Anwar El-Sadat to meet with the Israelis, paving the way for the Camp David accords and an Israeli-Egyptian Peace treaty. He has received several Emmy Awards, the 1962 and 1981 Peabody Awards, the William A. White Award for Journalistic Merit, the George Polk Journalism Award, the Gold Medal from the International Radio and Television Society, the Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Award in Broadcast Journalism in 1978 and 1981, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Mr. Cronkite has been hailed as "the most trusted man in America." Raised in Houston, Mr. Cronkite served the nation as a journalist for over four decades, first gaining national attention for his reporting of World War II. He went ashore on D-Day, parachuted with the 101st Airborne, flew a bombing mission over Germany and covered the Nuremberg trials. As lead anchor on the CBS Evening News from 1962 until 1981, he became the voice of a generation. He was the first on the air to report the assassination of President Kennedy and provided unforgettable reporting of the Tet offensive and flight of Apollo XI. His influence in reporting prompted Egyptian President Anwar El-Sadat to meet with the Israelis, paving the way for the Camp David accords and an Israeli-Egyptian Peace treaty. He has received several Emmy Awards, the 1962 and 1981 Peabody Awards, the William A. White Award for Journalistic Merit, the George Polk Journalism Award, the Gold Medal from the International Radio and Television Society, the Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Award in Broadcast Journalism in 1978 and 1981, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.