Cronkite, Walter. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

Cronkite, Walter

SYLLABICATION:	Cron·kite
PRONUNCIATION:	krnkt
DATES:	Born 1916
	American news broadcaster and editor. A newspaper and wire service correspondent during World War II, he spent the majority of his career with the Columbia Broadcasting System as their nightly news anchor (1962–1981).


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