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 ...

For a generation, he was television news, delivering word of John F. Kennedy's assassination, updates on the space race and the latest from the Vietnam War. Walter Cronkite, who began his journalism ...

NEW YORK -- Walter Cronkite, the TV anchorman who came to be called "the most trusted man in America," died Friday. He was 92. Cronkite's longtime chief of staff, Marlene Adler, said Cronkite died at ...

This article is part of The Poynter 50, a series reflecting on 50 moments and people that shaped journalism over the past half-century — and continue to influence its future. As Poynter celebrates its ...