New features added to Cronkite Memorial at Western

Cronkite CBS set camera. Photo by Gary Exline

The third phase of the Walter Cronkite Memorial at Missouri Western State University includes expanded features.

A reception was held Monday evening for the dedication of the new features. Phase III includes a replica of the newsroom from which Cronkite anchored the CBS Evening News.

CBS President and CEO Les Moonves and Senator Roy Blunt took part in the presentation.

In addition the premiere of the new live multimedia presentation, “Harry & Walter: Missouri’s Native Son” was also held in the Kemper Recital Hall.

Cronkite Replica Set. Photo by Gary Exline

The 5,000 square-foot Walter Cronkite Memorial was dedicated at Missouri Western State University on Nov. 4, 2013, the 97th anniversary of Cronkite’s birth in St. Joseph. It is open seven days a week and admission is always free.