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Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. was born Nov. 4, 1916 and is now retired. Began his career as broadcast journalist in 1937. Best known as anchorman for CBS Evening News and ending his newscasts with ¿And that¿s the way it is.¿
Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. was born Nov. 4, 1916 and is now retired. Began his career as broadcast journalist in 1937. Best known as anchorman for CBS Evening News and ending his newscasts with ¿And that¿s the way it is.¿
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Review: 'Cronkite' by Douglas Brinkley is occasionally critical
-------------------- Cronkite Douglas Brinkley Harper: 820 pp., $34.99 -------------------- Walter Cronkite was not inclined to introspection, and historian Douglas Brinkley emulates his subject in this thorough biography of the news broadcaster who in...
Tags: The Washington Post, Television, Chicago Tribune, Entertainment, World War II (1939-1945)
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Book Review: Douglas Brinkley's Biography of Walter Cronkite
Cronkite By Douglas Brinkley (Harper, 2012) Judging from the reviews of this book, a lot of people have a fixed idea of Walter Cronkite, one that seems seriously at odds with what the famous newscaster actually represented to millions of people. You...
Tags: Television, Book, Tom Wolfe, Entertainment, Biography (genre)
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Julian Goodman dies at 90; former NBC president
Julian Goodman, the former NBC president who helped establish Chet Huntley and David Brinkley as a well-known news team and led the network from 1966 to 1974, has died. He was 90.
Goodman died Monday after a brief illness in Juno Beach, Fla., where he...Tags: Television, Radio Industry, David Brinkley, Los Angeles Times, Entertainment
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Aaron Sorkin's 'The Newsroom' and an American press that has lost its sense of purpose
The Baltimore SunUPDATE: I am going to be on CNN's "Reliable Sources" at 11 a.m. (ET) Sunday discussing "The Newsroom" with Maureen Ryan, from the Huffington Post, and Adam Buckman, of Xfinity TV. The Aaron Sorkin series premieres Sunday night at 10 on HBO. This is one of...Tags: The Huffington Post, Television, Jeff Daniels, NPR, Teachers
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Weekend TV Talk Shows: Newt Gingrich; Rudy Giuliani; Antonio Villaraigosa
Show TrackerSATURDAY The Chris Matthews Show 2012 campaign, Memorial Day. (N) 5 p.m. KNBC; 5:30 a.m. Sunday KNBC McLaughlin Group (N) 6:30 p.m. KCET SUNDAY Today 2012 election; the Black Dahlia murder; summer movie previews. (N) 6 a.m. KNBC Good Morning...... -
Goldberg: Blame it on Brokaw
You know who I blame for the terrible tone in American politics? Tom Brokaw. No, not the man himself, but what he represents. Since Dan Rather famously beclowned himself, Brokaw stands as the last of the respected "voice of God" news anchors (CBS News...Tags: Republican Party, USA Today, Nancy Pelosi, White House, Tea Party Movement
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Obama has been good to Israel
In Rafael Medoff's recent op-ed ("The president and the Jews," April 24), he makes two basic contentions. One is that President Barack Obama regards Israel as a "nuisance." The second is that the purveyor of that opinion, Gary Rosenblatt, editor of the...Tags: Dan Quayle, Israel, Religion and Belief, Benjamin Netanyahu, Pikesville
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Computers could replace journalists
Computers may not be able to provide insightful commentary the way a great writer can, but when it comes to reporting the facts, a company called Narrative Science believes that computers will one day report up to 90% of our breaking news. Wired.com...
Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Chicago Loop, Media Industry, Entertainment Events, Companies and Corporations
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Mike McGrady dies at 78; journalist behind sexy bestselling hoax
In the summer of 1966, Newsday columnist Mike McGrady threw down the gauntlet to a trusted coterie of fellow journalists: Produce a novel so poorly written and relentlessly focused on sex that it would fly off bookstore shelves. Two dozen colleagues,...Tags: Long Island, Benedict Arnold, New York City, Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal
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"CBS This Morning" on KWCH 12
KWCH 12 Eyewitness News"CBS This Morning," a new program anchored by Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Erica Hill, made its debut Monday, Jan. 9. The broadcast airs from seven o'clock to nine o'clock on KWCH 12. It replaces "The Early Show" which ended its 12 year run on Friday. In...Tags: Cultural Development, Arts and Culture, New York City, Entertainment, Culture
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Other vessels sought in mishap that killed 4
Los Angeles TimesSAN DIEGO -- Maritime investigators were attempting Monday to track down vessels that were in the waters off San Diego when a 37-foot sloop competing in the Newport-to-Ensenada yacht race disappeared in the dark Saturday. All four sailors aboard the...Tags: Sailing
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Disaster strikes again for a sailing race
Organizers of the famed Newport Beach-to-Ensenada sailing regatta were stunned by the mysterious loss of four crew members aboard a 37-foot boat that disappeared in mid-race, marking the first fatalities in the event's 65-year history. While the U.S....
Tags: Corporate Officers, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Steve Fossett, Star Sailing
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Apr 28, 2012
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May 4, 2012
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May 20, 2012
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Jan 9, 2012
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Apr 30, 2012
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Apr 30, 2012
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