After he retired, Walter Cronkite admitted during an appearance on the old Larry King Show that he, Cronkite, was a Communist.
The late 1940's to early 1950's anti-Communists were 100% right about the Reds' march through our institutions. Unfortunately, the Reds found a way to kill the movement by destroying Joe McCarthy, inventing the term "McCarthyism," and harping on it ever since.
After retiring from TV news, “Uncle Walter” wrote for a leftist rag.
Chris Wallace and George Clooney love him. Succeed by Dan Rather.
http://www.thezephyr.com/cronkite/cronkite.htm
https://www.conservapedia.com/Walter_Cronkite