Kathy Cronkite, daughter of Walter and Betsy Cronkite, speaks at the dedication of the Walter Cronkite Memorial at Missouri Western State University on Nov. 4, 2013. Oct. 31, 2023--Missouri Western State University will host a celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Walter Cronkite Memorial from at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6. The [...]
July 11, 2019—Missouri Western State University is celebrating this month’s 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon with special shows in the Bushman Planetarium and exhibits in the Walter Cronkite Memorial. The Bushman Planetarium, located inside Agenstein Hall, will show “Future Moon” and “We Choose Space” beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, July [...]
By Daniel Cobb News-Press NOW, Jul 3, 2019 Missouri Western’s Walter Cronkite Memorial in Spratt Hall is highlighting some of the more astronomical aspects of the famous journalist’s career to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. On July 16, 1969, NASA successfully launched both Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the moon. [...]
The total solar eclipse is nearly here. Below is a recap of information we sent in a news release earlier this month about eclipse-related activities at Missouri Western State University, with some additional information regarding where to watch streaming video. Planetarium show “Totality” will be shown nine times over the weekend. All shows are SOLD OUT. The [...]
St. Joseph is one of the largest cities on the path of totality for the Great American Eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017, and Missouri Western State University has several activities planned to help educate and entertain the public about this astronomical phenomenon. The Bushman Planetarium is showing “Totality,” a new show about all kinds of [...]
The Walter Cronkite Memorial at Missouri Western State University will host a performance of the live multimedia production “Cronkite” at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 8 in the Kemper Recital Hall, adjacent to the Memorial inside Spratt Hall. The performance is free and open to the public. “Cronkite” is a 24-minute live presentation that recreates some [...]
The Walter Cronkite Memorial will honor the centennial of the legendary journalist’s birth with an open house from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 at the memorial inside Spratt Hall on the campus of Missouri Western State University. The open house will include a monumental new sculpture reflecting Cronkite’s close ties to the [...]
Live multimedia performances that are a part of the Walter Cronkite Memorial at Missouri Western State University will travel to New York and Washington, D.C. for performances this month. The special engagements are in honor of the centennial of the legendary newsman’s birth in St. Joseph, Missouri, on Nov. 4, 1916. “And That’s the Way [...]
In commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Missouri Western State University will present a free live showing of the live multimedia performance “Cronkite” at 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, in the Kemper Recital Hall inside Spratt Hall. The performance is open to the public. “Cronkite” is a one-man show adapted from [...]
“And That’s the Way It Is: Cronkite’s Journey,” a live multimedia performance exploring key moments in history through the eyes of legendary journalist Walter Cronkite, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 11 on the H&R Block City Stage at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri. The performance is presented by the Walter Cronkite [...]
