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Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. was born Nov. 4, 1916 and is now retired. Began his career as broadcast journalist in 1937. Best known as anchorman for CBS Evening News and ending his newscasts with ¿And that¿s the way it is.¿
Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. was born Nov. 4, 1916 and is now retired. Began his career as broadcast journalist in 1937. Best known as anchorman for CBS Evening News and ending his newscasts with ¿And that¿s the way it is.¿
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In a world where there's no Voice
The Washington PostIn a world of people who all coyly say "In a world ..." and everyone gets the joke ... In a world where the trailers are almost always better than the movies ... In a world where everything sounds pompous, intense, serious, heart-stopping, but...Tags: Academy Awards, Los Angeles, Movies
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On this day in history
On Sept. 2, 1666, the Great Fire of London broke out, claiming thousands of homes, but only a few lives. In 1789 the U.S. Treasury Department was established. In 1864, during the Civil War, Union Gen. William Sherman's forces occupied Atlanta. In...Tags: The White House, Mike Mussina, Florida Keys Vacations, Bill Clinton, Boston Red Sox
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Viewers find hope on TV
Television has often been called the Great Hype Machine for its tendency to inflate the importance of events and the quality of products that it covers and sells. But in recent weeks, the medium has also become the Great Hope Machine for a nation mired in...Tags: Dick Ebersol, Political Candidates, Elections, Television Industry, CBS Corp.
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Sailing hall pact is near
More than three years after sailing enthusiasts began searching for a suitable site in Annapolis for a museum and hall of fame, the project's boosters say they are close to reaching agreements with preservationists that could allow construction to begin...Tags: Sailing, Maryland, Church and State Relations, Local Authority
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Katie Couric sees hope after two often-rocky years at CBS
Next week, Katie Couric will celebrate her second anniversary as anchor of the CBS Evening News. Given the nature of that tenure, however, "celebrate" might not be quite the right word. "Can't win for losing," is the phrase Couric used to describe parts...Tags: Society, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Katie Couric, Television Industry, CBS Corp.
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Ad Club was relic worth keeping
My witty neighbor Sebastian has a term for it: al desko. That gives it some much-needed panache, but in the end, it's still just you and your ham-and-swiss-on-rye, at your desk and on the job rather than out for a midday meal at a restaurant with friends...Tags: Andy Griffith, Society, William Donald Schaefer, Milton Berle, Tourism and Leisure
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'Palace Council' by Stephen L. Carter
Special to The TimesJuly 8, 2008 It's no surprise that in "Palace Council," the third of Stephen L. Carter's fables about black America's upper crust, success depends not on what you know but whom. With the right connections -- along with the right bloodlines and...Tags: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Billy Dee Williams, History, Culture, The White House
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Reagan aide ran agency behind Voice of America
Associated PressLOS ANGELES — Charles Z. Wick, who as director of the U.S. Information Agency under Ronald Reagan expanded American broadcasts to Cuba and Russia but whose agency was accused of blacklisting liberals from a government program, has died. He was 90....Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Nader, Los Angeles, Ronald Reagan, Satellite Technology
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80-year old Stripper Still Taking her Clothes Off
KTLA NewsLAS VEGAS -- Tempest Storm is fuming. Her fingers tremble with frustration. They are aged, knotted by arthritis and speckled with purple spots under paper skin. But the manicure of orange polish is flawless and new, and matches her signature tousled...Tags: Carnegie Hall, Frank Sinatra, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Georgia, Vic Damone
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Tim Russert dies at 58
Sun Television CriticTim Russert, the hard-charging and fast-talking NBC journalist who was equally respected by politicians and journalists, died of a heart attack on the job yesterday, collapsing in the network's Washington bureau that he so capably led the past decade. Mr....Tags: The White House, John Carroll, Elections, Barack Obama, Government
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Retirement TV scales back; 47 are laid off
Sun reporterRetirement Living TV, the Columbia-based seniors' network, has placed four shows on hiatus and laid off 47 workers, though some layoffs are expected to be temporary. Executives at the network, which launched in September 2006, say the move is not a sign...Tags: Retirement, Prudential Financial Incorporated, Catonsville, Pharmaceuticals, Time Warner Inc.
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