Category Archives: Journalism history

From the moon to the Earth

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Larry Cornies

It’s nearly impossible to escape mention today of the 40th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s historic first step onto the lunar surface. Television, radio, newspapers and online portals are overflowing with anniversary stories and tributes to the men and women with … Continue reading →

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Walter Cronkite, 1916-2009

Posted on July 18, 2009 by Larry Cornies

There were many influences on my choice of journalism as a career, but one of them was surely Walter Cronkite. Cronkite was the avuncular, articulate and dispassionate TV news anchor who, for an entire generation of North Americans, acted as … Continue reading →

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Flashback Friday: October 1983

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Larry Cornies

Times change. Young reporters grow old(er). Blonde hair makes way for grey. And ’80s mustaches get, well, left in the ’80s. Here’s one of my first TV stories. I was freelancing for a show called World Report, a religion current-affairs … Continue reading →

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