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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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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: Dan Quayle, Pikesville, Judaism, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel
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Obama and the Jews
Franklin D. Rooseveltreceived 85 percent to 90 percent of the Jewish vote in 1932, 1936, and 1940. How was it, then, that in the run-up to the 1944 election, FDR's top Jewish supporters were worried that he might lose a significant portion of the Jewish...
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Who's to blame for America's nasty politics? Tom Brokaw.
You know who I blame for the terrible tone in American politics? Tom Brokaw.
No, not the man himself, but what he represents.
Since Dan Rather famously beclowned himself, Mr. Brokaw stands as the last of the respected "voice of God" news anchors (CBS...Tags: The New York Times, Republican Party, Occupy Wall Street, Parties and Movements, Facebook
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Sailing center in Annapolis to induct first honorees on Oct. 23
A media mogul, a surfboard industry pioneer, a coach of disabled athletes and the first man to sail solo around the world are among the inaugural inductees to the National Sailing Hall of Fame, a Maryland institution working to build a permanent home on...Tags: Architecture, ESPN (tv network), Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Television, Entertainment Events
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Long-time CBS broadcaster Andy Rooney dead at 92
The Baltimore SunAndy Rooney, whose CBS career spans the entire post-war history of network news, died Friday as a result of complications following minor surgery, the network announced. A mainstay of Sunday night viewing for millions of Americans, the 92-year-old Rooney...Tags: History (tv network), Armed Conflicts, ABC (tv network), Photography and Video, Emmy Awards (tv program)
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CBS makes it official: Gayle King, Charlie Rose are network's new, best hope in mornings
The Baltimore SunCBS made it official Tuesday: Charlie Rose and Gayle King will be the latest in a long, long line of TV personalities tasked with lifting CBS out of last place in the mornings. Walter Cronkite and the puppet Charlemagne couldn't do it. Diane Sawyer...Tags: ABC (tv network), OWN (tv network), Anderson Cooper 360 (tv program), New York City, Cultural Development
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Quotes about Jim McKay's legacy
President Bush: "Laura and I were saddened to learn of the passing of Jim McKay. For a generation of Americans, Jim was more than the much-honored host of Wide World of Sports and ABC's Olympic coverage. He was a talented and eloquent newsman and...Tags: Martin O'Malley, ABC (tv network), George Bush, Peter G. Angelos, Television
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Jim McKay dies at 86
Sun ReportersJim McKay, who in 1947 spoke the first words ever heard on Baltimore television and later became the model for the modern sports anchorman with his marathon effort amid a terrorist attack at the 1972 Munich Olympics, died yesterday of natural causes at...Tags: Golf, Milton Berle, Eyewear, ABC (tv network), Auto Racing
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Self-scanning as you go at the supermarket
Dining@LargeSix years ago I wrote a story for the food section about the new self-scan lanes. My lead was 'Passions are running high at your local supermarket.' Now it's hard to remember what the fuss was about. Either you like......Tags: Timonium
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Walter Cronkite, America's original anchorman, dead at 92
Baltimore Sun reporterFormer CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite, who was named the "most trusted man in America" in a 1972 poll and came to personify the golden age of network TV news, died Friday. He was 92. Mr. Cronkite's longtime chief of staff, Marlene Adler, said Mr. Cronkite...Tags: Newspapers, Lyndon B. Johnson, University of Texas at Austin, University of Maryland, College Park, Radio
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'Greatest game' ignited NFL legacy
The image did not add up in Raymond Berry's mind. There he was, sharing a moment of purest fulfillment with his Baltimore Colts teammates as they left Yankee Stadium on Dec. 28, 1958. World champions! They could call themselves that after beating the...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Baltimore Colts, New York Giants, Football, Super Bowl
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Rather's career put in harsh light
Sun Television CriticWhen an executive of long standing steps down, his farewell typically is accompanied by toasts, kudos and kind recollections. But the departure of 73-year-old anchorman Dan Rather from the CBS Evening News instead is generating an unprecedented wave of...Tags: 60 Minutes (tv program), Colleges and Universities, George Bush, University of Maryland, College Park, Television
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