Cronkite Century Celebration

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Walter Cronkite, a large-scale public celebration featuring some of the nation’s top journalists will be held at the Newseum.

Hosted by the Newseum, CBS News and Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the Cronkite Century Celebration will celebrate the late “CBS Evening News” anchor and his impact on journalism past, present and future with a full slate of programs, films and gallery talks.

The day’s events will be followed by a members-only evening panel of noted journalists featuring “CBS Evening News” anchor Scott Pelley, CBS News contributor Bob Schieffer, “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl and “PBS NewsHour” anchor Gwen Ifill. They will lead a discussion on Cronkite’s influence and the future of news. Moderating the panel will be Leonard Downie Jr., the former executive editor of The Washington Post, who now serves as the Cronkite School’s Weil Family Professor of Journalism.

Schedule of events

10 a.m., “Walter Cronkite In His Own Words”
In a 1996 interview with the Newseum, Cronkite recalls some of his biggest moments.
Documentary Theater, Hubbard Broadcasting Concourse

11 a.m., Walter Cronkite Documentary
Documentary from ASU on Cronkite and his impact on journalism education.
Documentary Theater, Hubbard Broadcasting Concourse

11:30 a.m., Screening of “One PM Central Standard Time”
Narrated by actor/director George Clooney, the documentary film recounts Cronkite’s iconic news coverage of President John F. Kennedy assassination. Documentary Theater, Hubbard Broadcasting Concourse

1 p.m., “Conversations With Cronkite”
Don Carleton, executive director of The University of Texas at Austin’s Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, which is home of the Cronkite Papers, talks about his book “Conversations with Cronkite.”
Documentary Theater, Hubbard Broadcasting Concourse

2 p.m., Gallery Talk: And That’s the Way It Is
Sharon Shahid, Newseum director of editorial content for video and interactives, talks about Walter Cronkite’s major media moments.
News Corporation News History Gallery, Level 5

2:30 p.m., “Media and Society After the Cronkite Era”
Former Washington Post executive editor Leonard Downie Jr., professor of journalism at ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, leads a conversation with Columbia University journalism professor Michael Schudson, and C.W. Anderson, associate professor at the College of Staten Island (CUNY). Downie, Schudson and Anderson are authors of the new book “The News Media: What Everyone Needs to Know.”
Knight TV Studio, Level 3

4 p.m., “The Cronkite Legacy in the Digital Age”
ASU innovation chief Eric Newton moderates a panel on Cronkite’s legacy and influence in a time of digital innovations in news. Panelists include NBC News reporter Vaughn Hillyard; Washington Post digital editor Tessa Muggeridge; Congressional Quarterly/Roll Call staff writer Elvina Nawaguna; Washington Post sports reporter Master Tesfatsion; and Reuters cyber and surveillance policy reporter Dustin Volz.
Knight TV Studio, Level 3