<P> Walter Leland Cronkite Jr . ( November 4 , 1916 -- July 17 , 2009 ) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years ( 1962 -- 1981 ) . During the heyday of CBS News in the 1960s and 1970s , he was often cited as `` the most trusted man in America '' after being so named in an opinion poll . </P>
<P> Walter Leland Cronkite Jr . ( November 4 , 1916 -- July 17 , 2009 ) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years ( 1962 -- 1981 ) . During the heyday of CBS News in the 1960s and 1970s , he was often cited as `` the most trusted man in America '' after being so named in an opinion poll . </P>
who used to be on the cbs evening news
who used to be on the cbs evening news
Walter Leland Cronkite Jr .
Walter Leland Cronkite Jr .