Walter Cronkite Movies  Regarded by millions as the paragon of
on-air trustworthiness, intelligence, professionalism, and
unabashed integrity, Walter Cronkite single-handedly invented
American television news as a CBS correspondent during the
1950s, with the medium still in a somewhat embryonic state. A
former United Press correspondent from St. Joseph, MO -- who
would purportedly "go anywhere and do anything for a story, even
ride a bomber or a glider into combat" -- Cronkite moved to CBS
at the behest of the legendary Edward R. Murrow circa 1952, a
position he held for 10 years. In that role, Cronkite carried
American audiences through the Cold War, Korea, and other
pivotal currents of the 1950s. He simultaneously hosted the
eccentric, Sidney Lumet-directed series You Are There (CBS,
1953-1957), which featured reenactments of historical events
presented as news broadcasts with Cronkite serving as anchor. As
such, the venerable newsman concluded each broadcast with the
now-infamous wrap-up: "What sort of a d