Hawaii's Walter Cronkite recalled TV's funny stuff

By Bob Sigall

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 20, 2012

~~<p>Bob Sevey anchored the KGMB News from 1966 until he retired in 1986. Before that he was with KULA and KHVH, which later became KITV. When astronauts first landed on the moon in 1969, 91 percent of viewers were tuned to his KGMB broadcast.</p>
<p>Many called the late TV newsman Hawaii's Walter Cronkite. He hired and mentored a generation of on-air reporters, including Joe Moore, Leslie Wilcox, Gary Sprinkle, Linda Coble, Tim Tindall, Kirk Matthews, Bambi Weil and Tina Shelton.</p>
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Bob Sevey anchored the KGMB News from 1966 until he retired in 1986. Before that he was with KULA and KHVH, which later became KITV. When astronauts first landed on the moon in 1969, 91 percent of viewers were tuned to his KGMB broadcast.

Many called the late TV newsman Hawaii's Walter Cronkite. He hired and mentored a generation of on-air reporters, including Joe Moore, Leslie Wilcox, Gary Sprinkle, Linda Coble, Tim Tindall, Kirk Matthews, Bambi Weil and Tina Shelton. Login for more...