Ted Baxter!!??? Not in any sane universe. Cronkite was a lying mass murderer whose lies about the Tet Offensive demoralized American troops, energized the north Vietnamese and caused thousands of deaths. Tet was a significant victory for America that pushed the north to the brink of capitulation - until they heard his broadcast.
Ted Baxter was likeable and innocuous. Cronkite was a malicious POS vermin who has altered “journalism” into a mass propaganda machine.
The two are virtual polar opposites.
I didn’t know Cronkite. Ted Baxter was allegedly patterned after CBS CH2 Chicago’s Bill Kurtis... and I just wondered if Cronkite was also that way?