"CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite" (1962)TV series 1962-1981

Director:

Arthur Bloom

Seasons:

unknown

Release Date:

16 April 1962 (USA)

Genre:

News

Plot Keywords:

Non Fiction | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Sara Jane Moore

...

Herself (1 episode, 1975)

Runtime:

USA:15 min (1962-1963) | USA:30 min (1963-1981)

Country:

USA

Colour:

Black and White (1962-1966) | Colour (1966-1981)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

CBS News Productions

Trivia:

Walter Cronkite assumed the CBS evening anchor's chair from Douglas Edwards, who had been the newscaster since 1948.

Quotes:

Himself - Anchor: [Cronkite's farewell newscast on March 6, 1981] This is my last broadcast as the anchorman for The CBS Evening News. For me, it's a moment for which I long have planned, but which, nevertheless, comes with some sadness. For almost 2 decades, after all, we've been meeting like this in the evenings...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mary Tyler Moore: Best of Enemies (#4.19)" (1974)