What's my Line - Walter Cronkite

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At the time of this TV show, Cronkite was CBS's "big event" guy. He anchored live coverage of the big events - conventions, elections, inaugurations, etc. He also had 2 weekly prime time news shows on CBS (Eyewitness To History and the Twentieth Century). But Edwards was the anchor of the Evening News. It was only 15 minutes and not considered the "flagship" of CBS News at the time. Cronkite didn't anchor the Evening News until 1962.
Behind Cronkite -- left to right Charles Collingwood, Eric Severeid, Douglas Edwards and Robert Trout. Years later in November 1963, all of them except Edwards would be involved in the first two hours of the Kennedy assassination news coverage.
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[@benzaybsmusicmusings9384]

Ahh the trusted CBS newsmen. Cronkite, Trout, Edwards, Collingwood, and Sevareid.

[@Porsche996driver]

Walter before he was famous. I also enjoyed Eric Severaid thoughtful commentary as a kid, like 1977-78 or so. Good stuff. Trust journalists and protect freedom of the press.

[@soulierinvestments]

This is the only Sunday WML live broadcast from Chicago, a day before the beginning of the 1956 Democratic National Convention.
Daly had worked for CBS News in radio in the 1930s-1940s, and CBS TV News in the early 1950s. By this time, he worked as an ABC News reporter -- vice president. So Daly and the CBS crowd were competitors.
Cronkite did at one time early in the1950s work with a lion puppet on his morning program.

[@schwei56]

I was a kid in the sixties, and all of them are familiar names, but I never saw Severeid that young!
I have long-remembered Robert Trout because of his distinctive name, look, and his elegant delivery.

[@jeffearle8172]

Flawless delivery…

[@benzaybsmusicmusings9384]

Dorothy Kilgallen: Will you be appearing on television during the Convention?
Douglas Edwards: Yes.
Dorothy Kilgallen: Will you get paid for that?
Eric Sevareid: A little.
*i'm dying!!!*

[@HunterGrey]

Very fun to watch this @marciodisney.

[@SueBeaWho]

actually Eric Severeid is on the far left ( stage right)

[@paperbackonly8438]

SueBeaWho And McCarthy didn’t get to him, huh ... fancy that ...

[@ericstuart2538]

Since this took place while Douglas Edwards was still anchor, he should have been the one sitting next to John.

[@razorback9926]

Cronkite was already a legend and the biggest star in the news arena, ever since his WWII reporting.

[@joerouse7908]

Cronkite was the lead for CBS News’ convention coverage