CHARLES KURALT
Name: Charles Kuralt
Born: 10 September 1934 Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Died: 4 July 1997 New York City, USA
Charles Kuralt (10 September 1934 - 4 July 1997) was an award-winning American
journalist. He was most widely known for his long career with CBS, first for his
"On the Road" segments on The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite, and later
as the first anchor of CBS News Sunday Morning, a position he held for fifteen
years.
Kuralt's "On the Road" segments were recognized twice with personal Peabody
Awards. The first, awarded in 1968, cited those segments as heartwarming and "nostalgic
vignettes"; in 1975, the award was for his work as a U.S. "bicentennial
historian"; his work "capture[d] the individuality of the people, the dynamic
growth inherent in the area, and ...the rich heritage of this great nation."
He shared in a third Peabody awarded to CBS News Sunday Morning.
Name: Charles Kuralt
Born: 10 September 1934 Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Died: 4 July 1997 New York City, USA
Charles Kuralt (10 September 1934 - 4 July 1997) was an award-winning American
journalist. He was most widely known for his long career with CBS, first for his
"On the Road" segments on The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite, and later
as the first anchor of CBS News Sunday Morning, a position he held for fifteen
years.
Kuralt's "On the Road" segments were recognized twice with personal Peabody
Awards. The first, awarded in 1968, cited those segments as heartwarming and "nostalgic
vignettes"; in 1975, the award was for his work as a U.S. "bicentennial
historian"; his work "capture[d] the individuality of the people, the dynamic
growth inherent in the area, and ...the rich heritage of this great nation."
He shared in a third Peabody awarded to CBS News Sunday Morning.