From collection Member List
Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. was born on November 4, 1916. He was initiated into Nu Chapter at the University of Texas at Austin. Cronkite has become a household name for his tenure as the anchor of the CBS Evening News from 1962 until 1981.
Cronkite’s career as a journalist began when he started working for a newspaper in Houston, Texas, during college. He later became a news editor for the United Press and was promoted to a war correspondent in Europe. From there, he held several different roles at CBS, where he became known as an “anchorman” for his calm demeanor amidst the political and social turmoil of the mid-twentieth century.
Despite his busy career, Cronkite remained loyal to Chi Phi. He delivered a speech at a banquet held by the University of Texas Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils in 1963 and narrated the sesquicentennial slide show and a recruitment video in the 1980s.
For his professional achievements, Walter Cronkite received the NASA Ambassador of Exploration Award, an Emmy Award, two Peabody Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Cronkite died on July 17, 2009.
Cronkite’s career as a journalist began when he started working for a newspaper in Houston, Texas, during college. He later became a news editor for the United Press and was promoted to a war correspondent in Europe. From there, he held several different roles at CBS, where he became known as an “anchorman” for his calm demeanor amidst the political and social turmoil of the mid-twentieth century.
Despite his busy career, Cronkite remained loyal to Chi Phi. He delivered a speech at a banquet held by the University of Texas Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils in 1963 and narrated the sesquicentennial slide show and a recruitment video in the 1980s.
For his professional achievements, Walter Cronkite received the NASA Ambassador of Exploration Award, an Emmy Award, two Peabody Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Cronkite died on July 17, 2009.
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Al Cody to Carl Gladfelter Memo, November 10, 1975
Al Cody sends an article regarding Walter Cronkite from Modern Maturity from use in The Chakett. The clipping is also part of the collection.
Chi Phi Sesquicentennial
The Sesquicentennial is celebrated at the 1975 Congress, where T-shirts, records, and a film about Chi Phi history narrated by Walter Cronkite are created for the occasion.
Gladfelter, Cronkite, and Funk Photograph, April 15, 1960
Carl Gladfelter, Walter Cronkite, and Creston Funk talk together.
