TNG Activism Helped Launch Cronkite's Extraordinary Career

Walter Cronkite was a union man. From his high school days when he learned about TNG-CWA founder Heywood Broun, to his election as strike committee chairman at United Press International in 1939, and throughout his legendary career, Cronkite kept up his strong support for the labor movement, until his death last week at age 92. 

In 2004, Cronkite recounted stories of his early days at the TNG-CWA annual Freedom Awards event. Video of his speech is available at www.newsguild.org. "I can't tell you how honored I am that you would invite me here to be with 'my' folks," he said.