walter cronkite  Bio, Age, Height,  Wife, Career, Salary,  And Net Worth

Walter Cronkite Biography

Walter Cronkite is an American-based journalist as well as a broadcaster. In addition, Walter is a radio and television broadcaster. Moreover, the estimated journalist is among the profound group of reporters and commentators that formed the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) News developed after World War II (1939-45 a war that Germany, Japan, and Italy fought against Great Britain, United States of America), France and the Soviet Union).

Walter Cronkite Age

Walter was born as the only child to his parents. Not much is known about his parents although we do know that his father was a dentist and his loving mother managed the home.

Walter Cronkite Height

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Walter Cronkite Education

When Cronkite was young, he loved literature as he usually read newspapers, books as well as magazines. In 1927, His family together with him moved to Houston. While in Houston, he engaged in school newspapers in both primary and secondary school. After completing high school, he moved to the University of Texas-based in Austin where he majored in political science for two years from 1933 to 1935. He used to manage to pay his own school fees by being a correspondent at the schools’ newspaper. He, later on, left college in 1935 to take a full-time job with the same Houston Newspaper. After working at the Houston Newspaper, he moved to become a news editor with the United Press.

He was privileged to cover the fighting in the Northern Atlantic during the entering of the United States of America in World War II back in 1941 he was assigned this responsibility by the United Press International. Afterward, he was reassigned to London, where he reported on the German bombing raids on the city. In addition, he also covered the invasion of North Africa. In 1944, he reported the Allied landing on beaches of Normandy in France on D-Day.

Furthermore, he covered the Nurnberg trials as well as helping out to set up a number of United Press bureaus. Prior to moving back to the United States, he served as a United Press bureau chief based in Moscow from 1946 to 1948.

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) Vice President Edward R. Murrow was quite impressed with Cronkite and hired him as a reporter for the CBS Television affiliate in Washington D.C. Cronkite hosted the CBS Shows ‘You Are There’, an imaginary broadcast of historical events; The Morning Show which he was the main host alongside a puppet that was the cohost.

Walter Cronkite Parents

Walter has been very secretive with this piece of information as he has been able to keep it away from the public. However, we will update the site as soon as we get more information about this intel.

Walter Cronkite Wife

He was married to Mary Elizabeth mostly known as “Betsy” Maxwell from 1940 to 2005 when his wife died.

Walter Cronkite Career

When Cronkite was young, he loved literature as he usually read newspapers, books as well as magazines. In 1927, His family together with him moved to Houston. While in Houston, he engaged in school newspapers in both primary and secondary school. After completing high school, he moved to the University of Texas-based in Austin where he majored in political science for two years from 1933 to 1935. He used to manage to pay his own school fees by being a correspondent at the schools’ newspaper. He, later on, left college in 1935 to take a full-time job with the same Houston Newspaper. After working at the Houston Newspaper, he moved to become a news editor with the United Press.

He was privileged to cover the fighting in the Northern Atlantic during the entering of the United States of America in World War II back in 1941 he was assigned this responsibility by the United Press International. Afterward, he was reassigned to London, where he reported on the German bombing raids on the city. In addition, he also covered the invasion of North Africa. In 1944, he reported the Allied landing on beaches of Normandy in France on D-Day.

Furthermore, he covered the Nurnberg trials as well as helping out to set up a number of United Press bureaus. Prior to moving back to the United States, he served as a United Press bureau chief based in Moscow from 1946 to 1948.

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) Vice President Edward R. Murrow was quite impressed with Cronkite and hired him as a reporter for the CBS Television affiliate in Washington D.C. Cronkite hosted the CBS Shows ‘You Are There’, an imaginary broadcast of historical events; The Morning Show which he was the main host alongside a puppet that was the cohost

Walter Cronkite Salary

This information is under review. We will update the site as soon as we get more information about this piece of information.

Walter Cronkite Net Worth

Walter Cronkite is estimated to have a net worth of around $20 Million dollars as of 2020. This includes his assets as well as his finances. Having his primary source of income is his career as a journalist.

Walter Cronkite Books

In 1971, Walter published two books; The challenges of change. Washington Public Affairs Press. LCCN 71-149494. In addition, he also wrote the Eye on the World. New York; Alfred A. Knopf.