Oct. 15, 2002
GW, Smithsonian Associates Present Cronkite and Hottelet
Events Celebrate CBS News's 75 Years
GW teamed with the Smithsonian Associates to
bring two legends of broadcasting, Walter Cronkite and Richard C. Hottelet,
to campus for in-depth interviews. Michael Freedman, former general
manager of CBS Radio Network and current GW vice president for communications,
introduced audiences to the man who told the world about the Kennedy
assassination, celebrated the moon landing, and earned the distinction
as the most trusted man in America, Sept. 22.
On Oct. 10, Hottelet, one of the revered Murrow Boys, described
his 41 years with CBS News including his experiences as a WWII correspondent.
Shown in photo is Cronkite (center) with his former CBS editor Ed Bliss
(far left), Freedman, and GW freshmen from the pressroom
floor of the Hall on Virginia Avenue (HOVA). Some 500 GW students attended
the forum.
The events were held in recognition of CBSs 75-year history in
broadcasting.
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