Walter Cronkite praises Katie Couric
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In town to be honored by the National Sailing Hall of Fame, legendary newsman Walter Cronkite described his long love of sailing and his great appreciation of the Chesapeake Bay.
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The journalist described as the most trusted figure in American public life, Walter Cronkite, retires from regular work at 87.
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Katie Couric has made the ratings race among the three network newscasts more competitive than it has been in nearly a decade.
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Katie Couric isn't the only thing new at the "CBS Evening News."
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Lamenting the lack of depth in  television news, the man considered the most trusted person on  TV, Walter Cronkite, ends his current job this coming Wednesday  right back where he started, as a newspaperman.
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By LAWRENCE AARON  YOU WON'T see me applauding Katie Couric's ascension to the CBS anchor throne, even though it's being treated like some great innovation in news programming. It is not.
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&quot;And that&#39;s the way it is,&quot; Walter Cronkite, the venerable anchorman of CBS News, used to say. Here&#39;s the way it is now: Americans don&#39;t take the news on trust.
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CBS News veteran Bob  Schieffer wraps his 15-month run in the "CBS Evening News"  anchor chair on Thursday, paving the way for Katie Couric's  debut Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - "CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric is on her way to Iraq and Syria Wednesday for a 10-day reporting mission that's been a closely guarded secret for several weeks.
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On Katie Couric's busy schedule, the phone interview about her new children's book was set for 4:30 p.m., about 12 hours after she had left for work as co-host of NBC's Today. When she called at 5, she was apologetic and explained she had forgotten that one of her daughters had a volleyball game. So while rushing to the game on the Upper East Side, Couric called by cell phone. She laughed and said, "I'm trying to multitask."
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Lamenting the lack of depth in television news, the man considered the most trusted person on TV, Walter Cronkite, ends his current job this coming Wednesday right back where he started, as a newspaperman.
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It may be too soon to anoint Katie  Couric queen of network news, but her debut as the CBS Evening  News anchor has given the program its first No. 1 finish in the  weekly ratings race in more than six years.
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By DAVID BAUDER  NEW YORK - Standing in front of a video board displaying a fast-moving rundown of stories ranging from the Taliban to Suri Cruise, Katie Couric began her first night as anchor of the "CBS Evening News" on Tuesday. "Hi, everyone," she said.
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&quot;The CBS Evening News With  Katie Couric&quot; dropped to another record low in the ratings last  week, even though the anchor marked her first anniversary in  the job on a high-profile trip to Iraq and Syria.
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Lamenting the lack of depth in television news, the man considered the most trusted person on TV, Walter Cronkite, ends his current job this coming Tuesday right back where he started, as a newspaperman.
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George Clooney praised producer Jerry Weintraub as a good friend, then presented the maker of "Ocean's Eleven" and its sequels with the Lifetime Achievement Award at a Boston Film Festival tribute dinner.
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CBS said Thursday it will become the first network to simulcast its evening news broadcast online, starting on the night of Katie Couric's debut as anchor Sept. 5.