Walter Cronkite Walter Cronkite 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. He reported many events from 1937 to 1981, including bombings in World War II; the Nuremberg trials; combat in the Vietnam War; the Dawson's Field hijackings; Watergate; the Iran Hostage Crisis; and the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy,
Young Man in America so marvelous about her beloved folk-opera, and ultimately performs a very handsome job of keeping out of its vast shadow". All songs written and composed by Anaïs Mitchell, except where noted. Young Man in America Young Man in America is the fifth full-length studio album by US singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell, released on Wilderland Records in the UK on February 13, 2012 and in the US on February 28, 2012. Although the album does not tell a specific story like her previous album "Hadestown", Mitchell has stated that the album was "influenced by the recession", and that many of the lyrics