James Kipton Cronkite Herck was from Langedyck, Friesland, the Netherlands. Kipton is a fifth cousin, twice removed to his cousin Walter Cronkite, the famous news reporter. They share a (many times great) grandfather, Jacob Cronkhite, who married Ann Ferguson in 1755. Jacob was of the fifth generation from Herck Siboutsen. Jacob and Ann had eight children including siblings Jacob (Walter’s line) and Anna (Kipton’s line). Jacob was Walter’s 3rd great grandfather; Anna is Kipton’s 5th great grandmother. Walter is Generation 11; Kipton is Generation 13. James Kipton Cronkite James 'Kipton' Cronkite (born April 22, 1971) is an American entrepreneur,curator, and expert in the
CBS Evening News interest stories, over time it returned to the hard news format popularized by Cronkite. In an April 2011 article, "The New York Times" reported that "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley was considered to be the front-runner to replace Couric as anchor of the program. On May 3, 2011, CBS confirmed that Pelley would replace Couric as anchor for the "CBS Evening News" in June. Harry Smith served as the interim anchor until Pelley's tenure started on June 6, 2011 (like Couric before him, Smith would also depart from CBS a month later). The graphics were subtly updated, the American flag