A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On March 6, 1981, Walter Cronkite signed off for the last time after nearly two decades as the anchor of the ”CBS Evening ...

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. LARRY KING, HOST: Tonight: He was once voted the most trusted man in America. And as a world-renowned anchor, he ...

Watching old clips of Walter Cronkite as anchor and managing editor of the "CBS Evening News" has the faint whiff of "Mad Men" nostalgia to it - in the best possible way. His heyday as what was ...

Brothers launch alcohol-free AM Club events at local coffee shops as Americans drink less. Twain was a celebrated American author, his most famous works including “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and ...

For the second consecutive year, the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication won the Hearst Journalism Awards intercollegiate broadcast news competition. "We could not be more ...

WASHINGTON – Back during the Vietnam War, CBS news anchorman Walter Cronkite was judged in the polls to be “the most trusted man in America” for his straightforward nightly reports. When he went to ...

It’s hard to believe that Walter Cronkite has not been a staple on the air for over 28 years. Through all that time, he has achieved something few in this age of information overload could do when ...

Walter Cronkite is born in St. Joseph, Missouri. At age 20, Cronkite was hired to broadcast news and sports at KCMO Radio. His on-air name was Walter Wilcox. High temperatures around 70° with winds ...