Walter Cronkite, dead at 92
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The last of the great televison newsmen. 
Here in the UK, I never knew of many of the US's great anchormen, but Walter Cronkite was undoubtedly the one that everyone who was anyone in TV news journalism mentioned with reverence.
A legend, sir.
A legend, sir.
Well...that would be you. Well done!
What a loss, I always enjoyed his news specials.
Here’s a link to the Yahoo story.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obit_walter_cronkite
Here’s a link to the Yahoo story.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obit_walter_cronkite
The American landscape was forever changed by this man. We are all diminished by his passing.
And that's the way it is.
Back when anchors were respected, RIP.
Back when anchors were respected, RIP.
I spent a good part of the morning about a week ago watching his television reporting during the Kennedy assassination:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMmq6bz9nC4
Cronkite only interrupts the first of these nine segments at about 10:30 - so unless you're interested in the 1963 plotlines of "Guiding Light" just skip ahead.
Something I didn't know is that television cameras used by the CBS news department at that time required about twenty minutes to warm up and were evidently not kept turned on - as a result, Cronkite and company could only go on "live" audio for quite a while.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMmq6bz9nC4
Cronkite only interrupts the first of these nine segments at about 10:30 - so unless you're interested in the 1963 plotlines of "Guiding Light" just skip ahead.
Something I didn't know is that television cameras used by the CBS news department at that time required about twenty minutes to warm up and were evidently not kept turned on - as a result, Cronkite and company could only go on "live" audio for quite a while.
^^ Had to watch that in school, interesting stuff.
92; that's a good, long life.
The man had true class, not something you see much of in television news today.
He was like America's trusted uncle or grandpa. He will be missed.
The man had true class, not something you see much of in television news today.
He was like America's trusted uncle or grandpa. He will be missed.
The last of the real newsmen.
And that's the way it is, Friday July 17th, 2009. Thank you Walter.
And that's the way it is, Friday July 17th, 2009. Thank you Walter.
RIP Walter. We have lost one of the last great men in America from yesteryear....
