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,
The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series) and surpasses most of DC's finest efforts – the only shows in "Spectacular"'s league really, is "" itself. With more episodes, it may just surpass it." IGN stated that Greg Weisman "has only cemented his reputation for quality television animation with his work on Spider-Man." IGN also named "The Spectacular Spider-Man" the 30th in the Top 100 Best Animated TV Shows in January 2009, outranking both the 1990s "Spider-Man" cartoon and "Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends". "The Spectacular Spider-Man" was awarded Best Animated Series in both 2008 and 2009 with the series' version of the main character being named TV's