Posted on 06/18/2009 2:36:23 PM PDT by Beaten Valve
TVNewser has learned legendary CBS newsman Walter Cronkite, 92, who once held the title of "Most Trusted Man in America," is said to be gravely ill, according to multiple CBS News sources. The network began updating his obituary more than a week ago, a source adds.
CBS News executive Linda Mason, designated to speak on Cronkite's behalf, had no comment.
The avuncular Cronkite anchored "CBS Evening News" for 19 years, until 1981, when he was forced to retire. Dan Rather was named his successor. Cronkite maintained an office at CBS, where he was a special correspondent.
A native of St. Joseph, Mo., Cronkite made his mark as a World War II correspondent for United Press. He joined CBS in 1950 as a Washington correspondent. In 1962, he was named anchor of "CBS Evening News," then 15 minutes in length. The following year, it became network TV's first 30'minute weeknight newscast.
Cronkite's nightly sign-off -- "And that's the way it is..." - became part of the popular lexicon, and his gravelly voice was instantly recognizable. During his tenure, he led "Evening News" to first place in the Nielsen ratings.
Cronkite returned to "Evening News," in a manner of speaking, in September 2006, when he recorded the opening to the newscast with new anchor Katie Couric.
In an interview with this reporter in 2006, Cronkite was asked if he ever thought about death.
"When you get to be 89, you have to think about it a little bit. It doesn't prey on me, and it doesn't keep me awake nights. Occasionally, when I'm upset about something else, I think, 'My gosh, I don't know if I should do this or that because I'm not sure I'll be here that long to enjoy it.'"
The colors yellow and red come to mind. Yellow journalism, and Red Communism.
Obviously he had better editors back then.
Vietnam was Ike’s operation for six years. - He trained 20,000 US special forces to read and write Vietnamese and Laotian, in preparation for the war. Two of my cousins were training officers in that program.
Prayers for Walter Cronkite.
“Not by a long shot. That “honor” (sic) goes to the current resident of 1600 PA Ave”
Not yet..when N Korea nukes the west coast, maybe.
No disagreement from me about that. But it is my opinion that it was Kennedy who escalated Vietnam past the point of no return. And he did so to try and make up for having his ass handed to him by Khrushchev at Vienna. And that in turn was a result of Kennedy's incompetent handling of the Bay of Pigs invasion.
No argument on the BOP!
Prayers for the family, but no tears from me when he hits room temp.
Dang...they pulled the Persian babes thread!!!!!!
BUMP what you said.
Yawn..
Move along, nothing to see here.
I don’t know who has more blood on his hands, Cronkite or McNamara.
Wiki is totally undependable for anything, because they have such politically biased standards, and allow deliberate bias and censorship to rule their site.
Perhaps you’re a wikipedophile too?
There was never a more vile man behind a mic. During the Vietnam War he helped ensure the butchery of many thousands of his own countrymen with his anti-war propaganda disguised as news. He was complicit in the deaths of more Americans in Vietnam than the 9/11 terrorists were in New York City, and he did it by exploiting a special position of trust.
I thought that was Obama. You know, pro-Taliban, pro-Al Qaida, anti-Israel, anti-American...
“Why did so many believe what he said? Were those back in the 60s more credulous?”
Then as now, there were shiny things that sparkled.
To be very brief, it was probably more of an advertising slogan that evolved. (and of course there was the Kennedy association)
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