The Walter Cronkite Memorial at Missouri Western State University received the Missouri Division of Tourism’s Spotlight Award at the 2014 Missouri Governor’s Conference on Tourism in St. Louis on Oct. 8. “This memorial to one of our most distinguished Missourians is attracting national and international attention,” said Marci Bennett, executive director of the St. Joseph [...]
Jim Korinke portrays Walter Cronkite. Four public showings of “Cronkite,” a live multimedia performance about legendary journalist Walter Cronkite, have been scheduled on Friday, Sept. 5, Sunday, Oct. 19, Thursday, Oct. 23 and Monday, Nov. 3. Performances are scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 5, 2 p.m. Oct. 19, 6 p.m. Oct. 23 and [...]
Missouri Western State University is offering a free one-credit-hour course titled “Walter Cronkite’s Enduring Legacy” Sept. 5 through Nov. 4, taught by Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western’s president. The course is open to anyone. Those interested can enroll by calling 816-271-4100. “Walter Cronkite is the model of journalistic integrity,” Dr. Vartabedian said. “This course will [...]
Jim Korinke portrays Walter Cronkite. Now showing at the Walter Cronkite Memorial on the campus of Missouri Western State University is “Cronkite,” a live multi-media performance. The Memorial and show are part of a field trip opportunity that Missouri Western is making available to schools, tour groups and other organizations at no charge. [...]
Jim Korinke plays the longtime CBS News Anchor in “Cronkite,” which is based on a 2002 appearance on CNN’s “Larry King Live.” There are a limited number of seats available for an Aug. 1 showing of “Cronkite,” a live multi-media performance that complements the Walter Cronkite Memorial at Missouri Western State University. The [...]
This bronze bust by Eric Fuson ’88, artist-in-residence, was installed in the Walter Cronkite Memorial July 15, 2014. A bronze bust of legendary journalist Walter Cronkite by Eric Fuson, artist-in-residence at Missouri Western State University, has been installed in the Walter Cronkite Memorial inside Spratt Hall on the Missouri Western campus. Fuson, a [...]
A ceremony dedicating a portion of the Belt Highway in St. Joseph as the “Walter Cronkite Memorial Highway” will take place at 3 p.m. Friday, April 4, at the Walter Cronkite Memorial inside Missouri Western State University’s Spratt Hall atrium. The ceremony is free and open to the public. The late, legendary CBS News Anchor [...]
The Missouri General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight has unanimously approved an application to designate a portion of the Belt Highway in St. Joseph for the city’s famous native son, newsman Walter Cronkite. The application was submitted by Missouri Western State University, home of the Walter Cronkite Memorial. “We’re very grateful to the Missouri [...]
Gov. Jay Nixon was among the speakers at the dedication of the Walter Cronkite Memorial on Nov. 4, 2013. While most of the Missouri Western State University campus will be closed for the University’s winter break from 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20 to 8 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, the newly installed Walter Cronkite [...]
Missouri Western State University will host a reception and watch party for the broadcast premiere of “One PM Central Time,” a new documentary about the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the coverage of that day by Walter Cronkite and his team at CBS News. The reception will begin at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13 [...]
