Editing Walter Cronkite (section)

=== Post-''CBS Evening News'' ===
[[File:Walter Cronkite as featured on 1985 cover of "Premiere" issue of "Martha's Vineyard Magazine".jpg|thumb|Cronkite wrote an article for the first issue of ''Martha's Vineyard Magazine''.]]
As he had promised on his last show as anchor in 1981, Cronkite continued to broadcast occasionally as a special correspondent for [[CBS]], [[CNN]], and [[NPR]] into the 21st century; one such occasion was Cronkite anchoring the second space flight by [[John Glenn]] in 1998 as he had Glenn's first in 1962. Cronkite hosted ''Universe'' until its cancellation in 1982.<ref>{{Cite news| issn = 0362-4331| last = Bedell| first = Sally| title = 'Cronkite's Universe Is Cancelled | newspaper = The New York Times| accessdate = April 27, 2021| date = August 12, 1982| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1982/08/12/arts/cronkite-s-universe-is-canceled.html}}</ref> In 1983, he reported on the [[1983 United Kingdom general election|British general election]] for the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] [[current affairs (news format)|current affairs]] series ''[[World In Action]]'', interviewing, among many others, the victorious Prime Minister, [[Margaret Thatcher]].<ref>{{cite web |title=TV Interview for Granada World in Action |publisher=Margaret Thatcher Foundation |year=2009 |url=http://www.margaretthatcher.org/speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=105092 |access-date=July 20, 2009}}</ref> Cronkite hosted the annual [[Vienna New Year's Concert]] on [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] from 1985 to 2008, succeeded by [[Julie Andrews]] in 2009.<ref name="pbs-vienna">{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/from-vienna-the-new-years-celebration-2009/introduction/430/|title=From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2009|date=December 9, 2008|publisher=[[Public Broadcasting Service|Educational Broadcasting Corporation]]|access-date=July 18, 2009}}</ref> For many years, until 2002, he was also the host of the annual [[Kennedy Center Honors]].

In 1998, Cronkite hosted the 90-minute documentary, ''Silicon Valley: A 100 Year Renaissance'', produced by the [[Silicon Valley Historical Association|Santa Clara Valley Historical Association]]. The film documented Silicon Valley's rise from the origin of [[Stanford University]] to the current high-technology powerhouse. The documentary was broadcast on [[PBS]] throughout the United States and in 26 countries. Prior to 2004, he could also be seen in the opening movie "Back to Neverland" shown in the [[Walt Disney World]] attraction ''[[The Magic of Disney Animation]]'', interviewing [[Robin Williams]] as if he is still on the [[CBS News]] channel, ending his on-camera time with Cronkite's famous catchphrase. In the feature, Cronkite describes the steps taken in the creation of an animated film, while Williams becomes an animated character (and even becomes Cronkite, impersonating his voice). He also was shown inviting Disney guests and tourists to the Disney Classics Theater.

On May 21, 1999, Cronkite participated in a panel discussion on "Integrity in the Media" with [[Ben Bradlee]] and [[Mike McCurry (press secretary)|Mike McCurry]] at the Connecticut Forum in [[Hartford, Connecticut]]. Cronkite provided an anecdote about taking a picture from a house in [[Houston, Texas]], where a newsworthy event occurred and being praised for getting a unique photograph, only to find out later that the city desk had provided him with the wrong address.<ref>{{cite web |title=Walter Cronkite and Ben Bradlee |publisher=YouTube |year=2009 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxASv4CymUY | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211102/zxASv4CymUY| archive-date=2021-11-02 | url-status=live|access-date=July 20, 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref>