Walter Cronkite
Famous Missourin By: Sydney Coleman
Name,birth,death,and family information
Walter Cronkite was born November 4th 1916 in St. Joseph. He died on July 17th 2007 from back and stomach problems. He was 92 years old when he died. His parents got devorced in 1929 then walter stayed with his mom.
Major struggles/Hardships
Betsy ( Walter's wife) died from cancer on March 15th, 2005.Money was so tight they had to eat dog food.His Parents got devorced.
Early life/ Education
Walter worked many odd jobs to get extra money. Walter played the piano, compited in varios sports, and joined boy scouts.He became a sports reporter for a local radio station.
What Walter was most remembered for
Walter was most remembered for as the anchorman and managing editor of the CBS Evening news from 1962 to 1981. When United stats entered world war 2 in December of 1941 Walter as reassigned as a war reporter united press.
Walter Cronkite
Other imformation about Walter Cronkite
In 1927 Walter's family moved to Texas. Walter kept a notebook throughout his youth to record daily imformatoin. He marrid Betsy on March 22, 1940.