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1、美国名人新闻主持人沃尔特克朗凯特WalterCronkite,1916-2009:ATrustedTVNewsmanplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:45repeatByJeriIynWatson2009-8-15VOICEONE:mSteveEmber.VOICETWO:AndmShirleyGriffithwithPEOP1.EINAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.WA1.TERCRONKITE:AndthatsthewayitisVOICEONE:Foralmosttwentyyears,thatwashowWalterCronkitewou
2、ldendhisnewscasts.Americansallknewhim.Sodidmanyworldleaders.Todaysnewsanchorscouldonlyhopeforsuchrecognition.HewasoftencalledthemosttrustedmaninAmerica.HeanchoredtheCBSEveningNewsuntilnineteeneighty-one.Thesixtiesandseventiesproducedmorethanenoughstoriestofilladailynewscast.Thosewereyearsofsocialcha
3、ngeandcivilrightsprotests.YearsthatsawJohnKennedy,hisbrotherRobertandMartin1.utherKingallmurdered,thewarinSoutheastAsiaexpand,apresidentresign.YearsofworrythatthesamerocketsthatcouldtakepeopletothemooncouldalsobringnuclearwartoEarth.Andyearswhenmostofusstillthoughtofamouseasasmallcreature.Yetsmartmi
4、ndswerethinkingupthetechnologybehindtodayscomputersandtheInternet.VOICETWO:ThisJuly1,1952filephotoprovidedbyCBSshowsTVWashingtonnewsmanWalterCronkiteWalterCronkitebroughtitallhomeeachevening,MondaythroughFriday.AsPresidentBarackObamasaidinastatement:Hewastherethroughwarsandriotszmarchesandmilestones
5、,calmlytellinguswhatweneededtoknow.Andwhentheanchormanwasnotinfrontofthecamera,therewasagoodchancehewasonhisboat.Hewentsailingupuntilalmosthisfinaldays.HediedonJulyseventeenth,twothousandnine,attheageofninety-two.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:WalterCronkitewasbornonNovemberfourth,nineteensixteen,inSaintJoseph,Mis
6、souri.Hisfatherwasadentist,hismotherahousewife.WithyoungWalter,thefamilymovedfromtheMidwesttoTexas.HeworkedonhishighschoolnewspaperandlaterlefttheUniversityofTexasatAustintobecomeajournalist.Hewasanewspaperandradioreporterandsportsannouncer.InnineteenfortyhemarriedMaryElizabethMaxwell,knownasBetsy.T
7、heyhadthreechildrenandweretogetherfornearlysixty-fiveyears,untilBetsydiedintwothousandfive.VOICETWO:Asayoungreporter,WalterCronkitecoveredWorldWarTwo.HeworkedforUnitedPress,thewireservicewhichlaterbecameUnitedPressInternational.HelandedinHollandwithAmericansoldiersinaglider.Andhewasinamilitaryplaneo
8、verheadasAlliedforcesstormedthebeachatNormandy,France.ItwasJunesixth,nineteenforty-four;thestartoftheAlliedinvasionofEurope,thefinalpushtodefeatNaziGermany.1.ater;WalterCronkitereportedonthetrialsofNaziwarcriminalsatNuremburg,Germany.VOICEONE:WalterCronkiteOnedayduringthewar,thefamousjournalistEdwar
9、dR.Murrowofferedhimajob.Itwasachancetoreportforamajortelevisionnetwork,CBS,theColumbiaBroadcastingSystem.YetTVwasstillyoungthen.WalterCronkitedecidedtostaywherehewas.UnitedPressraisedhispayandlatermadehimitschiefinMoscow.ButinnineteenfiftyheacceptedanotherofferandwenttoworkforCBS.Oneofhisearlyprogra
10、mswasahistoryshowwherehequestionedactorsplayingpeoplelikeAristotleandJoanofArc.Buthewasaseriousnewsman,andinnineteenfifty-twoheledCBScoverageofthenationalpoliticalconventions.Theywerethefirsttobetelevisedcoasttocoast.VOICETWO:Tenyearslater,onAprilsixteenth,nineteensixty-twozhebecameanchoroftheCBSEve
11、ningNews.Theprogramwasonlyfifteenminuteslongthen.Ittookhimtwoyearstogethiswishtoextendittothirtyminutes.Healsobecamemanagingeditor;whichexpandedhisinfluenceovertheprogram.WA1.TERCRONKITE:Iparticipateverydirectlyintheentireprocess-inthedecisionofwhatstorieswecover;inthedecisiononhowwerecoveringthem,w
12、hatlengthoftimewe,regoingtogivetothem.Itsacontinuingprocess.Iwritepartofthebroadcast.Everybitofcopythatgoesonthebroadcastpassesthroughmyhands.IediteverywordthatIsay,Isaynowordsthathavenotgonethroughmyhand,manyofthemmyown.,WalterCronkitemetsomeofthemostimportantpeopleofhistime.ThiswasthetimeoftheCold
13、WarbetweentheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnion.Inoneinterview,though,heaskedPresidentJohnF.Kennedyaboutanotherconflictthatwasgrowingthen.WAITERCRONKITE:MisterPresident,theonlyhotwarwevegotrunningatthemomentistheoneinVietnam.JOHNKENNEDY:Idontthinkthat,uh,unlessagreatereffortismadebythegovernmenttowinpopu
14、larsupport,thatthewarcanbewonoutthere.VOICEONE:WalterCronkiteAmericanswouldcometofindtruthinKennedyswords.But,justtwomonthsafterthatinterview,shotswerefiredathisopen-topcar.Aswewillhearlater,WalterCronkitehadthesaddutyofreportingthattheyoungpresidentwasdead.HappiermomentscameashereportedontheAmerica
15、nspaceprogram.InJulyofnineteensixty-ninehewasalmostspeechlesswhenNeilArmstrongbecamethefirstpersontowalkonthemoon.WA1.TERCRONKITE:Oh,boy!Whew!Boy!,VOICETWO:WalterCronkiterarelyexpressedhisownopinions.Thatwasnotareportersjob.ButinthelatesixtieshewenttoreportonthewartopreventacommunisttakeoverofSouthV
16、ietnam.President1.yndonJohnsonandhisadviserskepttellingAmericansthattheUnitedStateswasmakingprogress.WalterCronkitewenttoseeforhimself.Then,inacommentaryinFebruaryofnineteensixty-eight,hesaidthewarseemedunwinnable.WA1.TERCRONKITE:Itisincreasinglycleartothisreporterthattheonlyrationalwayoutthenwillbetonegotiate.Somepeopledenouncedhimandquestionedhisloyalty.Othe