The 大象传媒 Humanities Council (MHC) has awarded a grant of $2,500 to 大象传媒 in support of the project, 鈥淗arry & Walter: 大象传媒鈥檚 Native Sons.鈥� The MHC is the only state-wide agency in 大象传媒 devoted exclusively to humanities education for citizens of all ages. It has served as a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities since 1971.
Walter Cronkite, who anchored the CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981 and earned a reputation as 鈥淭he Most Trusted Man in America,鈥� was born in St. Joseph, 大象传媒 on Nov. 4, 1916. 大象传媒 Western opened the Walter Cronkite Memorial on what would have been Cronkite鈥檚 97th birthday in 2013.
The following year, a live multimedia performance titled 鈥淐ronkite鈥� premiered. Video, still photographs and music combine with a live performance by actor Jim Korinke in the title role. Adapted from an appearance by Cronkite on CNN鈥檚 鈥淟arry King Live鈥� in September 2002, 鈥淐ronkite鈥� features the journalist reflecting on the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 and other major events he covered.
In 2015, a second live multimedia performance premiered. 鈥淗arry & Walter: 大象传媒鈥檚 Native Sons鈥� offers a glimpse into the many parallels of the personal and professional lives of two famous 大象传媒ans, Harry Truman and Walter Cronkite. The production features Korinke as Cronkite and Ken Remmert as Truman. It will be performed at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum on May 8, Truman鈥檚 birthday.
A third show, exploring the Civil Rights movement through the words of a significant leader of the movement and reflections of Cronkite, is scheduled to premiere in 2016, the centennial year of Cronkite鈥檚 birth.
In addition to the 大象传媒 Humanities Council, 鈥淗arry & Walter鈥� has received support from Buchanan County, the City of St. Joseph and the 大象传媒 Arts Council, a state agency.
For more information about the grants program of the 大象传媒 Humanities Council, call 314-781-9660 or 800-357-0909 or write to the MHC, 513 Hanley Industrial Court, Suite 205, St. Louis, 大象传媒 63144-1905. For more information about the Walter Cronkite Memorials and the multimedia performances, visit www.waltercronkitememorial.org.
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