Hey, back then Walter Cronkite had the space gig, where he couldn't pollute his coverage with his hatred for America, as we later came to learn about old Walt. I remember them, too. I was in Elementary school, and the teacher would wheel in the big TV so the class could watch the launches and splashdowns.
At home we watched ABC. The network had a science editor -- Jules Bergman -- who would explain everything in layman's terms. I liked that.
If we kids were in school during one of these missions, we would be herded into the auditorium to watch the coverage. it was almost always CBS and Cronkite. I used to get a kick out of him. He would have these tiny models he used as props to explain what was going on. Well, at least that was the stated purpose of the models. Sometimes I think Cronkite just loved to play with these models like a little kid with toys.