One of the founding members of WPGH (now WPTS-FM) at the University of
Pittsburgh in 1957.
Was a member of Mensa.
The depiction of him in Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) is a fictionalized portrayal. A number of Robin Williams's monologues in the movie would have gotten Cronauer court-martialed in real life. Also, the movie depicts Cronauer as left-leaning. In reality, he was a registered Republican who supported Bob Dole and George W. Bush for US President.