The radio program made a transition to television in 1953 , with Walter Cronkite as the regular host . Reporters included veteran radio announcers Dick Joy and Harlow Wilcox . The first telecast took place on February 1 , 1953 , and featured a re-enactment of the Hindenburg disaster . The final telecast took place on October 13 , 1957
Hindenburg disaster
Hindenburg disaster
You Are There (series)