Covering the most newsworthy and controversial stories of the mid-20th century to the 80’s, Walter Cronkite will always be the media gem that lingers with my former communications major self. Trust me, take any Mass Communications-related course, and he’ll pop up. He was there to report Watergate, the moon landing, and the Beatles among many of the top stories during his CBS days. Here, is the gut-wrenching report on JFK’s assassination and announcement of his death.

“That’s the way it is.”