Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009)
Walter Cronkite was anchor of the CBS Evening News for over 30
years and won a Peabody Award and a TCA Career Achievement
Award. He was voted the Most Trusted Man in America and was
the only non-NASA recipient of a Moon-rock award.
Cronkite is well known for his departing catchphrase "And that’s the way it is”.
Mike Wallace, after years working in radio and television, began
hosting The Mike Wallace Interview on ABC. He interviewed many
senators, authors, actresses, politicians and a Klansman. The show
ended in September 1958. Wallace was direct and occasionally he
was confrontational.
Myron Leon "Mike" Wallace (May 9, 1918 – April 7, 2012)
Mike Gracia
1965
Robert “Rob” Reiner is 68 years old today.
Jim Howe (1940 – 2015) lost his fight with cancer on Friday February
6. He became a member of the KEX (1190) news staff in 1962 and continued with the Portland station for 39 years.
