NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Legendary newscaster Walter Cronkite is recovering in a New York hospital following surgery on his Achilles tendon, eOnline.com reported Tuesday.
The 87-year-old broadcaster is expected to be released in time to travel to Vienna to host the annual New Year's Day concert given by the Vienna Philharmonic. This year marks the 20th year that Cronkite has hosted the Austrian concert.
This year's event, taped for a PBS broadcast, will feature Cronkite touring the city's Albertina Museum and its collection of paintings of 16th-century artist Albrecht Durer.
Cronkite, a veteran anchor who retired from the "CBS Evening News" more than two decades ago, continues to write a weekly syndicated column and periodically hosts documentaries.
