Cronkite, WalterCron‧kite, Wal‧ter /ˈkrɒŋkaɪt, ˈwɒltə $ ˈkrɑː-, ˈwɒːltər/(1916–2009) a US television news reporter who was the anchorman (=the person who reads the news and introduces the reports) for CBS news from 1962 to 1980. His opinions were respected and trusted by many Americans.