Walter Cronkite dies at the age of 92

[YoYo]

http://www.charter.net/news/read.php?ps=1016&rip_id=%3CD98TTV780%40news.ap.org%3E&_LT=HOME_LARSDCCI1_UNEWS


"The 92-year-old former anchor of "The CBS Evening News," who has been ailing for some time, has reportedly taken a turn for the worse, according to TVNewser and other online sites."

[dinojen]

I will always always remember him announcing President Kennedy has died.. the look on face, the crack in his voice, his taking off his glasses.

We don't have newsmen like Walter Cronkite today.. IMO.

Sorry to read this.

NEW YORK – CBS isn't commenting on reports that veteran newsman Walter Cronkite is gravely ill.

The 92-year-old former anchor of "The CBS Evening News," who has been ailing for some time, has reportedly taken a turn for the worse, according to TVNewser and other online sites.

CBS News spokesman Kevin Tedesco had no comment on Friday.

Bob Schieffer said, "All of us are praying for the best, and our thoughts are with Walter's family." The host of CBS' "Face the Nation" and a longtime Cronkite colleague, Schieffer noted that he had no current news on Cronkite's condition.

The face of CBS News for more than two decades, Cronkite was named "the most trusted man in America" in a 1972 "trust index" survey, and he ended each broadcast with the reassuring signoff, "And that's the way it is."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090619/ap_en_tv/us_cronkite_ill


Sorry about the duplicate.. didn't see it down in Media...

CW.. can you move please.. thanks..

[GentleBreeze]

He is a true image of what an ethical journalist should be.

His ethics were unquestionable.

I have always admired him so much for the person he is.

imo

[joolz]

http://www.charter.net/news/read.php?ps=1016&rip_id=%3CD98TTV780%40news.ap.org%3E&_LT=HOME_LARSDCCI1_UNEWS


"The 92-year-old former anchor of "The CBS Evening News," who has been ailing for some time, has reportedly taken a turn for the worse, according to TVNewser and other online sites."


Thanks YoYo. I just noticed this thread and was deeply saddened - I grew up with Walter Cronkite as the gold standard in journalism, and am one of those who has his announcement of President Kennedy's death indelibly imprinted in my head and on my heart.

I just did a little searching and came up with what might possible be some better news about his condition, although it is from right around the same time as the first article:

http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/1629972,walter-cronkite-gravely-ill-061809.article

[sunbunny]

no links yet... just heard it on fox news. :rose:

ETA: 92 years old. Fox is giving us some good history right now!

[Christian]

They are reporting on CBS that he has passed. RIP Walter :(

[jaxback]

The gold standard in broadcast journalism, forever. What a great man, what a great life - even though we haven't seen him for years, he will be missed. RIP

:rose::patriot::rose:

[sunstar]

:rose: Rest in Peace, Walter :rose:

[KatieLady]

He will be missed :sad:

:rose:

[cassidy]

The gold standard in broadcast journalism, forever. What a great man, what a great life - even though we haven't seen him for years, he will be missed. RIP


::patriot::rose:

Walter Cronkite and the Huntley/Brinkley report. I grew up watching them...and we werent allowed to talk :)
RIP Mr Cronkite.

[panache]

A pioneer in the broadcast business. He was there for so many stories. Kennedy, Neil Armstrong...

RIP Mr. Cronkite.:patriot:

[dinojen]

WOW... so sad... he was a true newsman.. one with ethics... we don't see that often now...

Like some of you I will remember him choking up at the death of Pres. Kennedy.. and his excitement of the Lunar mission.. he was the best and will be missed.. there is no comparison.. none at all...

RIP Walter Cronkite.. there should be more like you. :rose:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/17/walter.cronkite.dead/index.html

[CelticDawn]

Influenced Presidents....and no doubt was closely observed by so many other politicians....both here and abroad...


RIP Walter
trailing Winds and Prevailing seas....

[dinojen]

The Lunar landing with Walter Cronkite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwaA-hbvYF8


Kennedy's death...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K8Q3cqGs7I



I never knew he was forced to retire... what a mistake... :sad:

[panache]

The LK program is covering his story now. Larry isn't there though.

[LILMANMAX]

I'll never forget when he announced President Kennedy had died. We watched him everynight. And he was truly trusted. You cannot say that now with the news coverage. JMO

A great American icon. And thats the way it is.

RIP Walter. :rose:

[FallenAngel♥]

WOW... so sad... he was a true newsman.. one with ethics... we don't see that often now...

Like some of you I will remember him choking up at the death of Pres. Kennedy.. and his excitement of the Lunar mission.. he was the best and will be missed.. there is no comparison.. none at all...

RIP Walter Cronkite.. there should be more like you. :rose:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/17/walter.cronkite.dead/index.html

great post so all i can add is ..............Amen :rose:

[kitty1182]

R.I.P. :rose::rose::rose:

[Circe]

This is just so sad........I grew up watching this man, along with Huntley and Brinkley.........back in the days when TV news was just that, and not "infotainment."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/17/walter-cronkite-dead-lege_n_238714.html

Walter Cronkite, the legendary TV news anchor once known as the "most trusted man in America," has died at the age of 92.

Cronkite anchored the CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981 with his trademark sign-off, "And that's the way it is..."

[February]

I adored WC. My lasting impression of him is removing his glasses as tears welled when he announced President Kennedy had been assasinated.
RIP you wonderful man.

[Scampi]

An extraordinary life, lived with dignity and honor. Mr. Cronkite took the nation thru some very bad times and some amazing times too.

May the wind be at your back and May God hold you in the palm of His hand. Rest in peace Mr. Cronkite.

[spiritwolf46]

An extraordinary life, lived with dignity and honor. Mr. Cronkite took the nation thru some very bad times and some amazing times too.

May the wind be at your back and May God hold you in the palm of His hand. Rest in peace Mr. Cronkite.

Excellent post and thoughts!

AMEN!

May you rest in peace, Mr. Cronkite. :rose:

[Shameonme]

As said up thread I remember him sitting with tears in his eyes when he told the world we lost President Kennedy. He was a staple in our home for a very long time. My he Rest in Peace.

[txsage]

Excellent and true post, enigmatic!

VERY good book by Cronkite: A Reporter's Life

[iamthegradua]

Walter Cronkite was the voice of the generation that woke up to his news broadcasts. His voice was ours and ours was his, and it is all difficult to explain but this article (http://betshort.com/cronkite.htm)explains what I am trying to say:



I am not a brilliant wordsmith like the above author so I need to quote directly:

"Walter Cronkite is dead, and the eulogies are overrwhelming. According to Lynda Hurst, of the Toronto star;

He quite likely held America together during the horrifying events of Nov. 22, 1963. Only for the briefest moment, when he took off his glasses to blink back a tear, did Walter Cronkite show emotion at the news of President John F. Kennedy's death.

If these eulogies were repositories of the truth, then Walter Cronkite is evidently a God. I don't really know what to make of all these eulogies. Was Michael jackson really the greatest performer who ever lived? Maybe he was.

Walter Cronkite and Michael Jackson introduced us to two different moonwalks and it rather difficult if not impossible to fully understand the impact of either men. Suffice it to say, they were both loved, admired and respected, and, if we view walter Cronkite's legacy in perspective, they are both loathed as well -since Dan Rather, who was Cronkite's mentor, was essentilly exiled -just like Michael Jackson was.

As Dan Rather's mentor, Walter Cronkite's legacy is still being defined and written, and in the final analysis both men are like mirrors -the images we produce are our own.

All the right wing boards are calling Walter Cronkite a "Commie" and accusing him for single-handedly losing the Vietnam War by misrepresenting the outcome of the Tet offensive.

If you want to know who Walter Cronkite was and what the media has become, look in the mirror.

Listening to tribute after tribute by "mainstream" journalists who remember Mr. Cronkite, every reminiscence appears to share the same sentiment: "Walter Cronkite was why I wanted to work in broadcasting."

Everyone who watched Walter Cronkite somehow felt a personal connection to the newsman: whether they shared his coverage of the moon landing... or his agony announcing the assassination of President Kennedy... or endured with him the daily torment of an endless war in Vietnam or the despicable hostage-taking of diplomats in Iran. We connected with him, not because he was an outstanding journalist but because of his obvious compassion, modesty, and joyous enthusiasm.

To be brief, we connected to Dan Rather for the same reasons and the connection was inappropriately broken. Walter Cronkite's last day in the anchor chair at the CBS Evening News was on March 6, 1981, he was succeeded the following Monday by Dan Rather and he deserves the very same respect that is currently being extended to his mentor. if you want to understand journalism and the impact of Cronkite and Rather, read this now.

And that's the way it is."



I wish I could think and write like this ! (http://betshort.com/cronkite.htm)