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=== Voice-overs === Cronkite narrated the [[IMAX]] film about the [[Space Shuttle]], ''[[The Dream is Alive]]'', released in 1985. From May 26, 1986, to August 15, 1994, he was the narrator's voice in the [[Epcot|EPCOT Center]] attraction ''[[Spaceship Earth (Epcot)|Spaceship Earth]]'', at [[Walt Disney World]] in Orlando, Florida. He provided the pivotal voice of Captain Neweyes in the 1993 animated film ''[[We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (film)|We're Back: A Dinosaur's Story]]'', delivering his trademark line at the end. In 1995, he made an appearance on Broadway, providing the voice of the titular book in the 1995 revival of ''[[How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (musical)|How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Canby |first1=Vincent |title=Theater Review: How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying; Climbing The Ladder, Song by Song |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/24/theater/theater-review-succeed-business-without-really-trying-climbing-ladder-song-song.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 24, 1995 |access-date=November 27, 2019}}</ref> Cronkite was a finalist for NASA's Journalist in Space program, which mirrored the [[Teacher in Space Project]], an opportunity that was suspended after the [[Challenger disaster|''Challenger'' disaster]] in 1986. He recorded voice-overs for the 1995 film ''[[Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13]]'', modifying the script he was given to make it more "Cronkitian." In 2002, Cronkite was the voice of [[Benjamin Franklin]] in the educational television cartoon ''[[Liberty's Kids]]'', which included a news segment ending with the same phrase he did back on the ''CBS Evening News''. This role earned him Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series, in 2003 and 2004, but he did not win. His distinctive voice provided the narration for the television ads of the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas, Austin]], his [[alma mater]], with its 'We're Texas' ad campaign.<ref>{{cite web |title=Giving to UT: Philanthropy at the University of Texas |work=Office of the Vice President for Development |publisher=University of Texas |date=1997–2009 |url=http://www.utexas.edu/supportut/campaign/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021202002703/http://www.utexas.edu/supportut/campaign/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 2, 2002 |access-date=July 20, 2009 }}</ref> He held [[amateur radio operator]] license KB2GSD and narrated a 2003 [[American Radio Relay League]] documentary explaining [[amateur radio]]'s role in disaster relief.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arrl.org/shop/Amateur-Radio-Today-DVD|title=ARRL :: Videos :: Amateur Radio Today (DVD)|work=arrl.org}}</ref> The video tells Amateur Radio's public service story to non-hams, focusing on [[ham radio]]'s part in helping various agencies respond to wildfires in the Western US during 2002, ham radio in space and the role Amateur Radio plays in emergency communications. "Dozens of radio amateurs helped the police and fire departments and other emergency services maintain communications in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC," narrator Cronkite intoned in reference to ham radio's response to the terrorist attacks on [[September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001]]. Unusually, Cronkite was a Novice-class licensee—the entry level license—for his entire, and long, tenure in the hobby.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amateur License – KB2GSD – Cronkite Jr, Walter L |url=https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=343375 |website=fcc.gov |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=November 27, 2019}}</ref><!-- I'm trying to find a cite for first licensure; he was probably the longest-duration Novice ever --> On February 15, 2005, he went into the studio at CBS to record narration for ''WCC Chatham Radio'', a documentary about [[Guglielmo Marconi]] and his Chatham station, which became the busiest ship-to-shore wireless station in North America from 1914 to 1994. The documentary was directed by [[Christopher Seufert]] of [[Mooncusser Films]] and premiered at the Chatham Marconi Maritime Center<ref>{{cite web |title=Chatham Marconi Maritime Center |publisher=Chatham Marconi Maritime Center |year=2008 |url=http://www.chathammarconi.org/ |access-date=July 20, 2009}}</ref> in April 2005. In 2006, Cronkite hosted the ''World War One Living History Project,'' a program honoring America's final handful of veterans from the First World War. The program was created by Treehouse Productions and aired on NPR on November 11, 2006. In May 2009, ''Legacy of War'', produced by PBS, was released. Cronkite chronicles, over archive footage, the events following World War II that resulted in America's rise as the dominant world power.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Legacy of War – Legacy of War Spoilers, Episode Guides, Message Board |magazine=TV Guide |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/legacy-war/297302 |access-date=July 18, 2009}}</ref> Prior to his death, "Uncle Walter" hosted a number of TV specials and was featured in interviews about the times and events that occurred during his career as America's "most trusted" man.<ref name="Philly" /> In July 2006, the 90-minute documentary ''Walter Cronkite: Witness to History'' aired on [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]. The special was narrated by [[Katie Couric]], who assumed the ''CBS Evening News'' anchor chair in September 2006. Cronkite provided the voiceover introduction to Couric's ''[[CBS Evening News]]'', which began on September 5, 2006. Cronkite's voiceover was notably not used on introducing the broadcast reporting his funeral – no voiceover was used on this occasion.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}
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