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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 żAnd thatżs the way it is.ż
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 żAnd thatżs the way it is.ż
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Writer Releases Tape of Mel Gibson's Profanity-Laced Rant (Graphic Content)
CNNLOS ANGELES -- Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas has released an audiotape of Mel Gibson recorded at the actor's home in Costa Rica in December, according to TheWrap. On the recording, obtained by TheWrap, Gibson can be heard screaming epithets at his house...Tags: The Passion of the Christ (movie), Entertainment, Costa Rica, Hanukkah, FBI
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Legendary Yankees Announcer Bob Sheppard Dies
Associated PressNEW YORK -- Bob Sheppard, whose elegant introductions of stars from Joe DiMaggio to Derek Jeter at Yankee Stadium for more than a half century earned him the nickname "The Voice of God," died Sunday. He was 99. The revered public address announcer died...Tags: All Stars, The New York Times, New York Yankees, Super Bowl, Bobby Doerr
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Megan Henderson
Megan Henderson is thrilled to be back home in Southern California, anchoring KTLA's Morning News from 4:30-7am.
Megan was born in San Pedro and spent part of her childhood in Long Beach before moving to San Clemente, where her family still lives today....Tags: Fox and Friends (tv program), Arizona State University, New York City, Cancer, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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Loved Ones Honor Walter Cronkite
NEW YORK – Loved ones, friends and colleagues gathered Thursday for Walter Cronkite's funeral as flowers arrived at the church and tourists lingered outside to pay their respects.
The service was being held at St. Bartholomew's Church in midtown...Tags: Entertainment, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Diane Sawyer , Television, Manhattan (New York City)
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60 Minutes Creator Don Hewitt Dies at 86
Associated PressNEW YORK -- Don Hewitt, the CBS newsman who invented "60 Minutes" and produced the popular newsmagazine for 36 years, died Wednesday. He was 86. He died of pancreatic cancer at his Bridgehampton home, CBS said. His death came a month after that of...Tags: Entertainment, Diane Sawyer , Bill Clinton, Television, NBC (tv network)
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Mike McGrady dies at 78; journalist behind sexy bestselling hoax
In the summer of 1966, Newsday columnist Mike McGrady threw down the gauntlet to a trusted coterie of fellow journalists: Produce a novel so poorly written and relentlessly focused on sex that it would fly off bookstore shelves. Two dozen colleagues,...Tags: The New York Times, Long Island, Awards and Prizes, Entertainment Events, Pneumonia
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Speaker of House inducts Rush Limbaugh into Hall of Famous Missourians at Capitol
news@ky3.comJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Rush Limbaugh was inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians during a ceremony Monday in the Capitol. Speaker of the House Steven Tilley, like Limbaugh, is from southeast Missouri and approved a bust likeness of the radio host. ...Tags: Entertainment, Game Shows (genre), Rush Limbaugh, Radio, Democratic Party
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Computers could replace journalists
Computers may not be able to provide insightful commentary the way a great writer can, but when it comes to reporting the facts, a company called Narrative Science believes that computers will one day report up to 90% of our breaking news. Wired.com...
Tags: Al Gore, Science and Technology, Entertainment Events, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Companies and Corporations
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WKMG’s Ping questions timing of Dwight surgery and ESPN “PR staff”
Open Mike - Orlando SentinelWKMG's Ping questions timing of Dwight Howard back surgery and ESPN "PR staff... -
Obama has been good to Israel
In Rafael Medoff's recent op-ed ("The president and the Jews," April 24), he makes two basic contentions. One is that President Barack Obama regards Israel as a "nuisance." The second is that the purveyor of that opinion, Gary Rosenblatt, editor of the...Tags: Pikesville, Israel, Judaism, Dan Quayle, Benjamin Netanyahu
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Disaster strikes again for a sailing race
Organizers of the famed Newport Beach-to-Ensenada sailing regatta were stunned by the mysterious loss of four crew members aboard a 37-foot boat that disappeared in mid-race, marking the first fatalities in the event's 65-year history.
While the U.S....Tags: Humphrey Bogart, Manhattan (New York City), Steve Fossett, Pacific Ocean, Sailing
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