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1stMerc
07-17-2009, 07:57 PM
Walter Cronkite dead at 92

R.I.P Mr Cronkite

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBIT_WALTER_CRONKITE?SITE=M OSTP&SECTION=ENTERTAINMENT&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Bluerauder
07-18-2009, 03:59 AM
Walter Cronkite dead at 92

R.I.P Mr Cronkite

"And That's the Way it is ...."

R.I.P. Walter -- we'll miss you.

>>>>>> Walter Cronkite on his signature sign off (http://www.philly.com/philly/videoplaylists/51061352.html)
Vortex
07-18-2009, 06:00 AM
I lived in a Huntley/Brinkley (NBC) house growing up. Cronkite was CBS and I dont think we ever watched him. I think sometimes we would see Harry Reasoner and Howard K. Smith though on ABC. I miss the old days sometimes.
SC Cheesehead
07-18-2009, 06:19 AM
"And That's the Way it is ...."

R.I.P. Walter -- we'll miss you.

>>>>>> Walter Cronkite on his signature sign off (http://www.philly.com/philly/videoplaylists/51061352.html)

+1 Charlie,

The passing of an icon.
LIGHTNIN1
07-18-2009, 07:50 AM
I lived in a Huntley/Brinkley (NBC) house growing up. Cronkite was CBS and I dont think we ever watched him. I think sometimes we would see Harry Reasoner and Howard K. Smith though on ABC. I miss the old days sometimes.

Same here .We were Huntley/Brinkley people. My parents did not watch Cronkite.He had a storied life.
SC Cheesehead
07-18-2009, 08:58 AM
Same here .We were Huntley/Brinkley people. My parents did not watch Cronkite.He had a storied life.

We were just the opposite. My dad watched Cronkite exclusively, and I carried on watching him until his retirement. I read the AP article on him this morning, and I can recall several of the stories (Kennedy's assassination, the Tet offensive, the Moon Landing) vividly, and Cronkite's commentary on them. Growing up, he was, to me, "America's most trusted man."
PonyUP
07-18-2009, 10:14 AM
In this day and age when news is gathered from a variety of sources (24 hr new stations, The Internet, Blogs) it is somewhat depressing that a legend that brought us some of the most important events in history in a style that breeded trust has passed. You will be missed Mr. Cronkite
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