CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (1962–1981)

Stars:

Walter Cronkite, Roger Mudd, Charles Kuralt

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Walter Cronkite	...	Himself - Anchor (9 episodes, 1962-1979)
Roger Mudd	...	Himself - Anchor (5 episodes, 1969-1980)
Charles Kuralt	...	Himself - Correspondent (3 episodes, 1968-1975)
Bob Schieffer	...	Himself - Correspondent (3 episodes, 1975-1978)
Richard Threlkeld	...	Himself - Correspondent (2 episodes, 1968-1977)
Bill Plante	...	Himself - Correspondent (2 episodes, 1968-1974)
Bruce Morton	...	Himself (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Eric Sevareid	...	Himself - Correspondent (2 episodes, 1968)
Lesley Stahl	...	Herself - Correspondent (2 episodes, 1974-1977)
Harold Dow	...	Himself - Correspondent (2 episodes, 1974-1980)
Terry Drinkwater	...	Himself - Correspondent (2 episodes, 1974-1975)
Peter Collins	...	Himself - Correspondent (2 episodes, 1977-1979)
Bruce Dunning	...	Himself - Correspondent (2 episodes, 1978-1980)
Doug Tunnell	...	Himself - Correspondent (2 episodes, 1978-1980)
Randy Daniels	...	Himself - Correspondent (2 episodes, 1979-1980)
Bert Quint	...	Himself - Correspondent (2 episodes, 1979-1980)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

non fiction | character name in title

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Genres:

News

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Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

16 April 1962 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS News Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 15 min (1962-1963) 30 min (1963-1981)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White (1962-1966) Color (1966-1981)

Did You Know?

Trivia

This show was network TV's first 30-minute evening newscast, having been expanded from its previous 15 minute format beginning with the September 3, 1963 telecast. It was at the end of that first 30-minute installment that Cronkite first uttered his famous tagline, "And that's the way it is."

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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, and I'll miss that. But those who have made anything of this departure, I'm afraid it made too much. This is but a transition, a passing of the baton. A great broadcaster and gentleman, Doug Edwards, ...

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Edition (1993)

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