walter cronkite dead?

[CallMeJoe]

Originally posted by: Wag

Originally posted by: Phokus

Originally posted by: Quintox
I don't know who he is

most famous news anchor in american history

That of course (like anything else) is debatable. You could also say that Edward R. Murrow was just as important and famous in his time- remember, there was a radio in every home (before TV during WWII) and he was there- and he was the first real TV anchorman as well.

The two truly legendary television journalists. By comparison, today's broadcasters are truly pygmies.

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: Quintox
I don't know who he is

it amazes me how many dumb people there are in atot...

 

[eits]

rip walter.

american society would have been EXTREMELY different with out you. you may very well have saved countless american lives.

 

[lxskllr]

The end of an era :'^(

 

[MrsBugi]

r.i.p.

 

[MotF Bane]

He retired long before I was even alive.

RIP.

 

[FlashG]

Originally posted by: MoPHo

Originally posted by: her209
Time to bust out the Walter Cronkite jokes?

Beat Barbara Walters to the Michael Jackson exclusive...?

mj couldn't hold a candle to Cronkite. We need 2 weeks of Cronkite coverage to balance out the news. He was someone to look up to and emulate.

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[WildHorse]

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[KLin]

RIP Mr. Cronkite.

 

[meltdown75]

he was still alive?

RIP

 

[keird]

Originally posted by: FlashG

Originally posted by: MoPHo

Originally posted by: her209
Time to bust out the Walter Cronkite jokes?

Beat Barbara Walters to the Michael Jackson exclusive...?

mj couldn't hold a candle to Cronkite. We need 2 weeks of Cronkite coverage to balance out the news. He was someone to look up to and emulate.

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Cronkite had the class and decency to hold out until after He Who Shall Not Be Named. Lets give him his props for wartime service, service to the United States of America in general and certainly, his journalism. He was a superb journalist.

 

[SearchMaster]

I think one of the coolest things about Walter Cronkite was that he had a publicly listed phone number. One of the local radio stations called him once and he was willing to just chat for a couple of minutes.

He truly lived a full life and will be missed.

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: CallMeJoe

Originally posted by: Wag

Originally posted by: Phokus

Originally posted by: Quintox
I don't know who he is

most famous news anchor in american history

That of course (like anything else) is debatable. You could also say that Edward R. Murrow was just as important and famous in his time- remember, there was a radio in every home (before TV during WWII) and he was there- and he was the first real TV anchorman as well.

The two truly legendary television journalists. By comparison, today's broadcasters are truly pygmies.

I still miss Peter Jennings.

 

[eplebnista]

 

[preCRT]

RIP Mr. Cronkite

 

[ElFenix]

now who is going to narrate the best college commercials ever?

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Originally posted by: Quintox
I don't know who he is

/headshake

Originally posted by: Barfo
Godspeed gramps.

goodbye, walter

 

[amdhunter]

Man, it's kind of hard seeing all of these guys die lately. Makes me think of my own mortality, and how I am wasting it here on these forums.

RIP

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
And that's the way it was.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: Quintox
I don't know who he is

wtf

 

[BoomerD]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200...s_obit_walter_cronkite

" Walter Cronkite, the premier TV anchorman of the networks' golden age who reported a tumultuous time with reassuring authority and came to be called "the most trusted man in America," died Friday. He was 92.

IMO, this is much more important than the death of MJ.

Cronkite was quite possibly the most respected anchor in television news...ever.

Gawd, I remember him on the news back into the early 60's, reporting on Kennedy's assassination, The Cold War, and the Vietnam War...as well as numerous space launches during the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs.
If Cronkite said it, you KNEW it was the truth. No spin, no hedging, no favoritism, just the unbridled truth...

R.I.P. Mr. Cronkite, and thanks for your years of dedication to the truth.

 

[Locut0s]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200...s_obit_walter_cronkite

" Walter Cronkite, the premier TV anchorman of the networks' golden age who reported a tumultuous time with reassuring authority and came to be called "the most trusted man in America," died Friday. He was 92.

IMO, this is much more important than the death of MJ.

Cronkite was quite possibly the most respected anchor in television news...ever.

Gawd, I remember him on the news back into the early 60's, reporting on the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missle Crisis, Kennedy's assassination, and the Vietnam War...as well as numerous space launches during the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs.
If Cronkite said it, you KNEW it was the truth. No spin, no hedging, no favoritism, just the unbridled truth...

R.I.P. Mr. Cronkite, and thanks for your years of dedication to the truth.

This is unquestionably more important than the death of MJ. But you know MJ .... grabbed his crotch and stuff.

Face it the really important things in this world like factual news, truth, freedom, and integrity are boring. The death of an entertainer (and really I'm not trying to belittle MJ he was hugely talented) will always outshine the death of someone who stood for something.

 

[yhelothar]

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: Quintox
I don't know who he is

it amazes me how many dumb people there are in atot...

Oh fucking please, yeah because we weren't around to watch news in the fucking 80s, we're some dumbasses.
get off your fucking high horse.

RIP

 

[dbk]

 

[Shawn]

Wasn't there a movie about him?