Walter Cronkite at the Alaska Broadcasters convention 1982

     CBS anchor Walter Cronkite poses with the Alaska Broadcasters Association board of directors, including two KNOM'ers, at the Anchorage Sheraton Hotel.
    From left, KTUU-TV Anchorage general manager Al Bramstedt, Jr.; KHAR-AM/FM Anchorage general manager Patty Harpel; KIAK-AM/FM Fairbanks general manager (and 1973-4 KNOM volunteer) Peter Van Nort; National Association of Broadcasters president Vince Wasilewski; Cronkite; Alaska Broadcasters Association executive director Theda Comstock; and KNOM-AM Nome general manager (and ABA president) Tom Busch.
    Cronkite was the keynote speaker at the 1982 ABA convention.