# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/walter-cronkite
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:26:06.838Z

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name: "Walter Cronkite"
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description: "Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981. During the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as \"the most trusted man in America\" after being so named in an opinion poll. Cronkite received numerous honors including two Peabody Awards, a George Polk Award, an Emmy Award, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom."
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birthDate: "1916-11-04"
deathDate: "2009-07-17"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump