Cronkite to be honored at 44th annual Katie Awards

(Dallas-AP) -- Newsman Walter Cronkite will be an emcee at the November second Katie Awards in Dallas. <br><br>Cronkite also will receive the first Lifetime Achievement Award from the Press Club of Dallas.

Tuesday, October 22nd 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

(Dallas-AP) -- Newsman Walter Cronkite will be an emcee at the November second Katie Awards in Dallas.

Cronkite also will receive the first Lifetime Achievement Award from the Press Club of Dallas.

Cronkite, who spent much of his lengthy career with CBS News, graduated from the University of Texas at Austin.

CNN technology anchor Renay San Miguel will help host the event. San Miguel is a former anchor and reporter at WFAA television in Dallas-Fort Worth.

The Katie Awards are held annually to honor working journalists and communications professionals in Texas, Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma.