Walter Cronkite began as anchor of "The CBS Evening News" on April 16,  
1962. On September 2, 1963, the CBS Evening News became network 
television’s first half-hour weeknight news broadcast which was extended
from its original 15 minutes, and telecast at 6:30 P.M. ET. Walter Cronkite 
retired from “The CBS Evening News” on March 6, 1981. 

A Labor Day weekend interview in 1963 with President John F. Kennedy
and Walter Cronkite at Hyannis Port was to inaugurate the first half hour
CBS News, network national nightly news broadcast.

Walter Cronkite (left) and an unidentified staff member

      
     
    John Herbert "Jackie" Gleason (February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987)

The Western television series The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok ran for eight
seasons from 1951 through 1958. The Screen Gems production began in
syndication, but ran on CBS from 1955 through 1958, and, at the same time,
on ABC from 1957 through 1958.

Andy Devine (left) and Guy Madison

Roy Linwood Clark

Clark hosted Hee Haw on CBS television from 1969 to 1971 followed by
a 20 year run in syndication. He is a two-time winner of the National
Banjo Championship.Roy’s instrumental skill has had a great influence
on generations of bluegrass and country musicians. He is a member of
the Grand Ole Opry, since 1987 and The Country Music Hall of Fame.

Check out Roy’s official website:
http://thesuperpicker.com/index.html

Sandy Kozel

Loretta Lynn is 82 today

Loretta focused on raising a family until receiving a guitar for an anniversary
gift. After teaching herself to play, she went on to play with the Pen Brothers’
band The Westerners.