Walter Cronkite, the CBS anchorman known as "Uncle Walter" for his easygoing, measured delivery and "the most trusted man in America" for his rectitude and gravitas, has died, CBS reported Friday.
Cronkite was 92.
His career spanned much of the 20th century, as well as the first decade of the 21st. The native of St. Joseph, Missouri, broke in as a newspaper journalist while in college, switched over to radio announcing in 1935, joined the United Press wire service by the end of the decade and jumped to CBS and its nascent television news division in 1950. He also made his mark as an Internet contributor in his later years with a handful of columns for the Huffington Post.
He covered World War II's Battle of the Bulge, the Nuremberg trials, several presidential elections, moon landings, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the Watergate scandal of President Richard Nixon's administration.
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RIP to the last great newsman this country ever produced. No one on the air today could even lace his shoes. NZD
> Walter Cronkite, the CBS anchorman known as "Uncle Walter" for his > easygoing, measured delivery and "the most trusted man in America" for > his rectitude and gravitas, has died, CBS reported Friday.
> Cronkite was 92.
> His career spanned much of the 20th century, as well as the first > decade of the 21st. The native of St. Joseph, Missouri, broke in as a > newspaper journalist while in college, switched over to radio > announcing in 1935, joined the United Press wire service by the end of > the decade and jumped to CBS and its nascent television news division > in 1950. He also made his mark as an Internet contributor in his later > years with a handful of columns for the Huffington Post.
> He covered World War II's Battle of the Bulge, the Nuremberg trials, > several presidential elections, moon landings, the assassination of > President John F. Kennedy and the Watergate scandal of President > Richard Nixon's administration.
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> RIP to the last great newsman this country ever produced. > No one on the air today could even lace his shoes. > NZD
>> Walter Cronkite, the CBS anchorman known as "Uncle Walter" for his >> easygoing, measured delivery and "the most trusted man in America" for >> his rectitude and gravitas, has died, CBS reported Friday.
>> Cronkite was 92.
>> His career spanned much of the 20th century, as well as the first >> decade of the 21st. The native of St. Joseph, Missouri, broke in as a >> newspaper journalist while in college, switched over to radio >> announcing in 1935, joined the United Press wire service by the end of >> the decade and jumped to CBS and its nascent television news division >> in 1950. He also made his mark as an Internet contributor in his later >> years with a handful of columns for the Huffington Post.
>> He covered World War II's Battle of the Bulge, the Nuremberg trials, >> several presidential elections, moon landings, the assassination of >> President John F. Kennedy and the Watergate scandal of President >> Richard Nixon's administration.
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>> RIP to the last great newsman this country ever produced. >> No one on the air today could even lace his shoes. >> NZD
There's some kind of stupid poll going around and they have are trying to compare today's clowns with someone like Walter Cronkite. Katie Couric? What a ***king laugh.
> >> Walter Cronkite, the CBS anchorman known as "Uncle Walter" for his > >> easygoing, measured delivery and "the most trusted man in America" for > >> his rectitude and gravitas, has died, CBS reported Friday.
> >> Cronkite was 92.
> >> His career spanned much of the 20th century, as well as the first > >> decade of the 21st. The native of St. Joseph, Missouri, broke in as a > >> newspaper journalist while in college, switched over to radio > >> announcing in 1935, joined the United Press wire service by the end of > >> the decade and jumped to CBS and its nascent television news division > >> in 1950. He also made his mark as an Internet contributor in his later > >> years with a handful of columns for the Huffington Post.
> >> He covered World War II's Battle of the Bulge, the Nuremberg trials, > >> several presidential elections, moon landings, the assassination of > >> President John F. Kennedy and the Watergate scandal of President > >> Richard Nixon's administration.
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> >> RIP to the last great newsman this country ever produced. > >> No one on the air today could even lace his shoes. > >> NZD
> There's some kind of stupid poll going around and they have are trying > to compare today's clowns with someone like Walter Cronkite. Katie > Couric? What a ***king laugh.- Hide quoted text -
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Walter Cronkite was not a friend of the common person. He was just the Dan Rather of the day, lying day in and day out to serve his masters and Capitalism. He is often credit by being the mainstream talking head to finally say the Viet Nam war of agression, torture and mass murder was finally lost by his Imperial Masters. But when Cronkite said this the ruling class already had decided for itself that the colonial war was being defeated by the Vietnamese people and Socialism and his role was to admit failure late in the game. Project Censored dedicated a recent book to him and he had been an advisor.
You wrote... > RIP to the last great newsman this country ever produced. > No one on the air today could even lace his shoes. > NZD
Those are very strong words. There are many well-trained and very serious journalists on the air today, in spite of all the hostility the media generates. While it's certainly not the trend, journalism (as opposed to what we read on the internet) is still an honorable, valuable calling.
Having said that, I could not agree with you more. Walter Cronkite even dwarfed the so-called "Gods" of the news biz...guys like Ed Murrow. He was simply the best, and while there have been highly respected journalists before and since (Peter Jennings comes to mind), I don't believe anyone will ever come close to Uncle Walter's impact, credibility, and class.
> Walter Cronkite, the CBS anchorman known as "Uncle Walter" for his > easygoing, measured delivery and "the most trusted man in America" for > his rectitude and gravitas, has died, CBS reported Friday.
> Cronkite was 92.
> His career spanned much of the 20th century, as well as the first > decade of the 21st. The native of St. Joseph, Missouri, broke in as a > newspaper journalist while in college, switched over to radio > announcing in 1935, joined the United Press wire service by the end of > the decade and jumped to CBS and its nascent television news division > in 1950. He also made his mark as an Internet contributor in his later > years with a handful of columns for the Huffington Post.
> He covered World War II's Battle of the Bulge, the Nuremberg trials, > several presidential elections, moon landings, the assassination of > President John F. Kennedy and the Watergate scandal of President > Richard Nixon's administration.
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> RIP to the last great newsman this country ever produced. > No one on the air today could even lace his shoes. > NZD
>> >> Walter Cronkite, the CBS anchorman known as "Uncle Walter" for his >> >> easygoing, measured delivery and "the most trusted man in America" for >> >> his rectitude and gravitas, has died, CBS reported Friday.
>> >> Cronkite was 92.
>> >> His career spanned much of the 20th century, as well as the first >> >> decade of the 21st. The native of St. Joseph, Missouri, broke in as a >> >> newspaper journalist while in college, switched over to radio >> >> announcing in 1935, joined the United Press wire service by the end of >> >> the decade and jumped to CBS and its nascent television news division >> >> in 1950. He also made his mark as an Internet contributor in his later >> >> years with a handful of columns for the Huffington Post.
>> >> He covered World War II's Battle of the Bulge, the Nuremberg trials, >> >> several presidential elections, moon landings, the assassination of >> >> President John F. Kennedy and the Watergate scandal of President >> >> Richard Nixon's administration.
>> >> RIP to the last great newsman this country ever produced. >> >> No one on the air today could even lace his shoes. >> >> NZD
>> There's some kind of stupid poll going around and they have are trying >> to compare today's clowns with someone like Walter Cronkite. Katie >> Couric? What a ***king laugh.- Hide quoted text -
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>Walter Cronkite was not a friend of the common person. He was just the >Dan Rather of the day, lying day in and day out to serve his masters >and Capitalism. He is often credit by being the mainstream talking >head to finally say the Viet Nam war of agression, torture and mass >murder was finally lost by his Imperial Masters. But when Cronkite >said this the ruling class already had decided for itself that the >colonial war was being defeated by the Vietnamese people and Socialism >and his role was to admit failure late in the game. Project Censored >dedicated a recent book to him and he had been an advisor.
Correction ... you lie day and night. Cronkite just reported the news and he had fact to back him up. Try doing that some time and you might be believed one day.
> >> >> Walter Cronkite, the CBS anchorman known as "Uncle Walter" for his > >> >> easygoing, measured delivery and "the most trusted man in America" for > >> >> his rectitude and gravitas, has died, CBS reported Friday.
> >> >> Cronkite was 92.
> >> >> His career spanned much of the 20th century, as well as the first > >> >> decade of the 21st. The native of St. Joseph, Missouri, broke in as a > >> >> newspaper journalist while in college, switched over to radio > >> >> announcing in 1935, joined the United Press wire service by the end of > >> >> the decade and jumped to CBS and its nascent television news division > >> >> in 1950. He also made his mark as an Internet contributor in his later > >> >> years with a handful of columns for the Huffington Post.
> >> >> He covered World War II's Battle of the Bulge, the Nuremberg trials, > >> >> several presidential elections, moon landings, the assassination of > >> >> President John F. Kennedy and the Watergate scandal of President > >> >> Richard Nixon's administration.
> >> >> RIP to the last great newsman this country ever produced. > >> >> No one on the air today could even lace his shoes. > >> >> NZD
> >> There's some kind of stupid poll going around and they have are trying > >> to compare today's clowns with someone like Walter Cronkite. Katie > >> Couric? What a ***king laugh.- Hide quoted text -
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> >Walter Cronkite was not a friend of the common person. He was just the > >Dan Rather of the day, lying day in and day out to serve his masters > >and Capitalism. He is often credit by being the mainstream talking > >head to finally say the Viet Nam war of agression, torture and mass > >murder was finally lost by his Imperial Masters. But when Cronkite > >said this the ruling class already had decided for itself that the > >colonial war was being defeated by the Vietnamese people and Socialism > >and his role was to admit failure late in the game. Project Censored > >dedicated a recent book to him and he had been an advisor.
> Correction ... you lie day and night. Cronkite just reported the news > and he had fact to back him up. Try doing that some time and you > might be believed one day.- Hide quoted text -
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Correction: Cronkite reported the events the ruling class wanted him to brainwash people with.
