Friday, July 17, 2009
Deceased--Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite
November 4th, 1916 to July 17th, 2009

A beloved commercial television news anchor [CBS], Walter Cronkite has died. When Apollo 11 lifted off: he uttered "Go, baby, go!" A sense of national pride and excitement rarely shared now.

"Walter Cronkite, Voice of TV News, Dies"

by

Douglas Martin

July 18th, 2009

The New York Times

Walter Cronkite, who pioneered and then mastered the role of television news anchorman with such plain-spoken grace that he was called the most trusted man in America, died Friday, his family said. He was 92.

From 1962 to 1981, Mr. Cronkite was a nightly presence in American homes and always a reassuring one, guiding viewers through national triumphs and tragedies alike, from moonwalks to war, in an era when network news was central to many people's lives.

He became something of a national institution, with an unflappable delivery, a distinctively avuncular voice and a daily benediction: "And that’s the way it is." He was Uncle Walter to many: respected, liked and listened to. With his trimmed mustache and calm manner, he even bore a resemblance to another trusted American fixture, another Walter — Walt Disney.

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