Broadcast Journalist Walter Cronkite Has Died at Age 92, According to His Family

[Jazzgirl]

Source: New York Times

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Broadcast Journalist Walter Cronkite Has Died at Age 92, According to His Family

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[camera obscura]

1. RIP

[goclark]

2. RIP

[FarLeftRage]

3. Another part of childhood and youth are gone.

RIP Uncle Walt :cry:

[TatonkaJames]

176. Similar reflections

I've always felt the same at the loss of a relative or significant persons from my youth up to the present who depart.
I feel a piece of myself is taken and gone forever. Nice to know the same sentiment is felt by others.
Thanks for your post.
TJ

[Dulcinea]

202. So true.

My family watched the CBS Evening News all through my childhood. He got me thinking journalism was an exciting and glamorous profession, bringing the news of the day to the public.

RIP and Godspeed, Mr. Cronkite. O8)

[hlthe2b]

4. I knew it was coming, but I'm saddened to see it offficial...

He was a real gift to "real journalism" in this country and he'll be long remembered and missed.

[Jazzgirl]

13. It is so sad hlthe2b.

The good thing is at least he lived a good long life. I'm checking other sites and don't see anything yet but I'll keep looking.

[hlthe2b]

41. Yes... big lump in my throat and choking back the tears...

I know he lived fully and even in his 90s was sharp as a tack... He was a conscience to us in terms of the increasingly "flighty" state of news.

May he be at peace, but may others inspired by him step forward (and soon).

[No Elephants]

201. Maybe not sharp in his 90's

Cronkite died on July 17, 2009 at the age of 92 from cerebrovascular disease,<7> described by his son as complications from dementia.

His wiki How hard it must be to be Walter Cronkite's kid and watch him slip into dementia. I know it's hard for everyone's kids.

[Mari333]

5. hey mister conkrite

i always loved you sir.

[Forkboy]

6. Sad news.

[City Lights]

7. RIP.

You'll be missed, Mr. Cronkite. :cry:

Peace to your loved ones.

[xchrom]

8. May Peace be with his family and friends. nt

[Faygo Kid]

9. New York Times confirms. This time, it's real. Damn.

A Giant. An absolute giant.

Thank you, Walter, on this 40th anniversary of the mission to the moon. Somehow appropriate.

[Jazzgirl]

19. Great picture Faygo Kid.

I saw that the other day when it was announced he was ill and they didn't expect him to recover. He was always my favorite. I will miss him.

[Hissyspit]

10. Rest in peace, Walter. The 'Walter Cronkite Moment:'

Wikipedia: Following Cronkite's editorial report during the Tet Offensive that the Vietnam War was unwinnable, President Lyndon Johnson is reported to have said, "If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost Middle America."

[No Elephants]

195. Amazing that Middle America then related to Cronkite and now to Fox News

Talk about a dumbing down of America.

[MannyGoldstein]

A Great Journalist and a Good Person.

I remember his public well of emotion 40 years ago at the first moon landing, it perfectly captured the moment - Cronkite was a man, not a mannequin.

Rest in peace.

[NoPasaran]

11. Sad

Spacial report now on CBS

[Kadie]

12. RIP Mr. Cronkite.

:cry:

[mike_c]

14. what a life he lived!

:cry:

[AngryOldDem]

18. Indeed. A true witness to history.

RIP.

[aquart]

24. And one we trusted.

[stevedeshazer]

15. .

:(

[Botany]

16. and that is the way it is .....

sleep well Walter Eric Severide wants to see you,

[PSzymeczek]

170. Murrow's waiting, Walter. n/t

[DainBramaged]

17. The classiest man in news is himself the news.

Godspeed Mr. Cronkite, Godspeed.


:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:


He was such a part of my growing up. I will never forget him and his coverage of the launch of the first space shuttle. His shoes will never be filled.

[JayMusgrove]

26. Indeed he was, indeed he was. He was the most influential person

in America, the number one evening show for 13 years.

A wonderful space advocate, he left the regular evening news on CBS in 1981..and yet we still remember him, while so many others on evening news have been all but forgotten.

[DainBramaged]

30. Another of my heroes passes on. I am truly bummed tonight.

I too remember him covering the moon landing. He was our strength in times of trouble, and the reassuring voice we needed when the Country was in the shitter.

[aquart]

20. I remember his anger during the Democratic Convention in Chicago

after Dan Rather was beaten to the ground by Daley's thugs. He came on in the middle of the night, after tv coverage wrapped up, and said exactly what he thought of that.

[Lancer]

84. '68 Democratic Convention, yes...

and I cannot confirm this, but I am pretty sure I remember that at one point Walter, up in the booth, asked Dan Rather what the "thugs" roughing up Rather on the floor were saying to him. Rather told Walter that one of the cops or protesters or somebody "just advised me to have carnal knowledge of myself."

:rofl:

[aquart]

154. I always thought that incident was why Rather inherited the anchor chair.

Just a small, unmentioned UP YOURS to tyranny.

[Odin2005]

215. LOL @ Rather. Rather was my "Cronkite" growing up in the 90s

I grew up in a poor rural area and had no cable until 1997, when I heard Rather's voice at 5:30 I knew it was news time.


"Today, in Worshington, President Clinton..."

[peacefreak]

21. And that's the way it is.

Thank you Uncle Walter. I always thought I heard the truth, when you broadcast the news. You were an important part of my education of this world. Peace to his family.

[sfwriter]

224. I cannot believe it took until post 21 for this line...

Half of America doesn't remember him. The rest of us are old farts.

He was great.

[Spazito]

22. Very sad news

He was the last of the true journalists, imo.

My condolences to his family and friends.

[oxymoron]

23. Awww....Goodnight, Walter.

You have already been missed for decades.

[susanr516]

25. Rest in peace, Walter

[KamaAina]

27. A link to a past in which "broadcast journalist" wasn't an oxymoron

And that's the way it is... July 17, 2009. :(

[blaze]

28. RIP

A true journalist.

[katty]

29. au revoir Walter

[beam me up scottie]

31. The world is poorer now.

The good gentleman leaves a void that can never be filled.

[SeattleGirl]

32. This saddens me so much.

Like so many others, I grew up watching him every night.

:cry:

[niceypoo]

47. He lived a very looong fruitful life

and had a front seat to a lot of history

[Jazzgirl]

77. Yes he did live a nice long life niceypoo.

He deserved it and I'm glad he did. He is at peace now.....

[Lorien]

107. Me too. I was sad when he retired

now it feels like part of our youth is gone, like the era itself is disappearing. :-(

[spiritual_gunfighter]

33. So sad, he was the best there ever was n/t

[Vidar]

34. It's appropriate that our greatest broadcaster expired on the 40 anniversary of the

moon landing. Godspeed on your next great adventure, Walter.

[JayMusgrove]

42. That was probably his most excited day, 40 years ago.

Fox News is now calling him a "conventional liberal"... who would have thought, a guy who was against Iraq... so he's a "conventional liberal"

[RoccoR5955]

116. So those Fox Propaganda bass turds are politicizing even THIS!

How low will they go?

RIP Mr. Cronkite. You were a TRULY fair and balanced reporter!
One of the best of an era.

[llmart]

119. There isn't one of those jackasses......

who is fit to even call themselves a journalist let alone comment on one of the greatest true journalists of our time.

Yes, it is the end of an era.

[SusanaMontana41]

146. To paraphrase Ron Reagan,

Cronkite crapped bigger than anyone on Faux News.

[kestrel91316]

148. None of those Faux idiots are fit to do so much as shine his shoes.

[Odin2005]

216. OMG, they are attacking WALTER?!? Sick, evil fucks!

:grr: :cry:

[JayMusgrove]

35. He made Americans think twice and 3 times about

the war in Viet Nam, and probably saved thousands of useless deaths, help America come to her senses about foreign policy and warfare, at least until GW Bush got in office. Now we are learning this all over again.

Meanwhile CNN is re-playing an interview with him on the 50th anniversary of D-Day...where Cronkite is shown as a man of peace.

[Raine]

36. R-I-P "Uncle Walter"

you'll be missed. :-(

[bluevoter4life]

37. RIP

You showed the world what real journalism means. You will be missed. RIP Sir.

[tomm2thumbs]

38. we'll continue to hear his voice introduce Katy Couric on the CBS Evening News nightly

RIP

[SusanaMontana41]

39. This hurts

No one has or ever will fill his shoes.

No one.

Thanks for everything, Mr. Cronkite. We are forever in your debt.

[tilsammans]

103. You are so right!

The very best of the best. A true reporter and journalist. Integrity and eloquence.

RIP, Walter Cronkite. And thank you. :cry:

[SusanaMontana41]

117. I'm watching the CNN tribute

through tears. We're not the only ones crying.

[Ohio Joe]

40. RIP - nt

[NewJeffCT]

43. May he rest in peace

One of the true giants of the 20th century.

[shadowknows69]

44. A life well lived indeed

Good journey Uncle Walt.

[newscott]

45. One of the best. Rest in peace.

[liberaltrucker]

46. And that's the way it is-July 17, 2009

The last vestige of responsible journalism has died.

RIP, Uncle Walter. Deep condolences to your loved ones.

Prayers for our Nation.

:patriot:


:cry:

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[DeSwiss]

68. That is so true.... n/t

[niceypoo]

48. "And that's the way it was"

RIP

[GoddessOfGuinness]

49. Thanks, Walter

for bringing us news. Rest in peace. :cry:

[Haole Girl]

50. Aww

He had the most amazing voice of our time.

RIP Mr. Cronkite. You will be missed.

:hug:

[Catherine Vincent]

51. RIP, Mr.Cronkite

[liberal N proud]

52. ;(

:cry:

[MrScorpio]

53. RIP, Mr Cronkite

[Ian David]

54. More proof there is no god: Walter Cronkite is dead, Rush Limbaugh is still alive. n/t

[JayMusgrove]

57. Is Rush 92? I know Rush is 1850's thinking. but

how old is Rush?

[Raine]

189. Rush will never make it to 92 and if he does no one will care

when he's gone enough to give him a tribute. On his age he's in his mid 50's.

[Ian David]

198. Rush is 107 in pig years. n/t

[Danmel]

55. a great journalist

An even better man. Walter Cronkite was a true journalist, not a corporate shill. Measured,articulate. He will be greatly missed & warmly remembered. Condolences to his family, colleagues & all he inspired. Rest in peace, Mr. Cronkite.

[Jack Rabbit]

56. ()

Pebbelz.com

[Hayabusa]

58. RIP Walter

I wasn't old enough to see his reports, but a legend is still a legend.

[qanda]

59. RIP

Condolences to his family and those who loved him.

[Raster]

60. One of the finest journalists this country ever produced.

Journalism was my major in college. Mr. Cronkite was one of my heroes.
:kick:

[fortyfeetunder]

61. RIP to an American hero

The gold standard for journalism.

And that's the way it is, Friday July 17, 2009

Rest in peace, dear Walter.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

62. The last genuine newsman is gone.

There's not a man or woman in America who could wear his shoes.

Rest In Peace, sir. You did good with your life.

[oxymoron]

63. You have already been missed for decades, Walter.

RIP

[Faygo Kid]

64. Needless to say, the Freepers are rejoicing heartily - and as nasty as can be.

No link from me. You can check it out yourself. Those of you who think we can deal with them as "human beings" are simply wrong.

They would kill all of us in an instant, if they could. I for one think they might be surprised to see that it wouldn't be easy.

Sorry I even went over there. Worse tonight than even their threads about how much they enjoy killing small animals.

With baseball bats.

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

65. RIP

a real journalist has passed away. One of my fondest memories is seeing him at Northwestern University in the 80s.

[Are_grits_groceries]

66. Now that's an ICON!

RIP brave sir. You served us all so well. Godspeed...........

[Geek_Girl]

67. RIP

:cry:

[Lithos]

69. RIP

The voice and conscience of the Greatest generation.

:cry:

[DinahMoeHum]

70. ". . .And that's the way it is, Friday, July 17, 2009. . ."

"This is Walter Cronkite, coming to you tonight from Heaven, for CBS News. Good Night"

Good Night and Rest in Peace, "Uncle Walter"


:cry::patriot:

[UpInArms]

71. Rest Well, Walter

you shall be missed.

[NJGeek]

72. RIP Mr. Cronkite - you were the best. no one will ever come close.

[libnnc]

73. He was the best

No one came close or ever will.

RIP :patriot:

[jfkraus]

74. Cronkite is dead...journalism is dead.

[jfkraus]

75. Todays anchors have a lot to answer for!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

76. I remember him as host and narrator of The Twentieth Century

my first lessons in twentieth century history on CBS every Sunday afternoon, taught through the medium of old newsreels.

Goodbye, Walter Cronkite. You taught us well.

[PSzymeczek]

173. You Are There

July 17, 2009

[stlsaxman]

78. I love you, Walter. Always have, always will.

Thank you for all your great works!

Rest easy, my friend.

[AwakeAtLast]

79. RIP

A truly great journalist - may those who call themselves journalists strive to be a tenth of what he was.

:cry:

[havocmom]

80. Thanks, Uncle Walter, for coming into our homes every evening

Thanks for making sense of it all so we could understand and navigate better.

And thank you for Your Are There, The Twentieth Century, then the Twenty First Century. One show gave me a passion for history. One gave me a better understanding of my world by learning of other places, other people. One gave me a profound optimism for the future by helping me understand science and possibilities. There have not been better programs than those.

Thanks for the calm, steady voice that gave narrative to amazing years.

Thanks for explaining it all so well.

Peace.

[tabasco]

81. He will be remembered through history.

There will never be another like him.

[RBInMaine]

82. A real gentleman. A true journalist. A real professional. Thank you Walter.

[NRaleighLiberal]

83. The news breaks our hearts. How fortunate to have experienced him.

It is through the quality of Walter Cronkite that sad state of the current media comes into sharp focus.

[Mad_Dem_X]

85. One of the last true journalists.

May he rest in peace. :(

[sdfernando]

86. RIP Walter

Tonight I'm going to my favorite watering hole, order a nice stiff drink, raise my glass and wish Walter a sweet journey to the other side. Then I'm going to shed a tear or two and morn the passing of an era. We may never see the likes of this man again.

[Skittles]

good memories of a time when news really was news

my sympathy to his family and friends

[dave29]

87. RIP.

.

[sce56]

88. RIP Uncle Walter!

And who will pick up the mantle he carried? The best news man right now seems to be Jon Stewart I get it, it is Bizzarro world where up is down and black is white. Of course we also have Olbermann!

And that's the way it was!

[onehandle]

89. My evening dad and teacher. Bon Voyage, sir. Please report the results of this investigation. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

90. R.I.P.

:cry:

[nolabear]

91. He shaped my relationship to the world.

He's one of the main reasons we are here at DU. Love you, Uncle Walter. Rest.

[90-percent]

92. Mr. Cronkite

A great member of the greatest generation.

I'm glad he got to live a full and enjoyable life.

-90% Jimmy

[chill_wind]

93. There was only one Walter Cronkite. The world lost something

immeasurable when he passed from public daily discourse. It's been decades since he or anyone like him in his tradition was such a given part of our nightly living rooms. We thank him for those years.May his example be studied and emulated once again some day, if the world is ever again so lucky. My heartfelt sympathy to his friends and family.

[Lorien]

110. I often would think of how sad the current state of "journalism" must have

made him. When we were kids every journalist tried to be "the next Cronkite". Now they just try to out sensationalize Geraldo Rivera or Bill O'Reilly. I hope someday that class and respectability comes back into vogue.

[asthmaticeog]

94. .

[UrbScotty]

95. Thank you, Walter.

[Arugula Latte]

96. Mr. Cronkite, one of your toenail clippings had more integrity than the entire Fox "News" stable.

Rest in peace, Sir.

[marasinghe]

97. Go in peace Mr. Cronkite; you were a Man.

And Thank You, for being one of the voices that helped stop the slaughter in 'Nam.

[Autumn]

98. Thank you Walter

we will never see anyone like you again. And Thats the way it is.

[tj2001]

99. R.I.P. One of America's very best people ever

His name will live on

[PopSixSquish]

100. Go in Peace Sir

You will be missed...

:cry:

[brentspeak]

101. RIP, Mr. Cronkite

[emilyg]

102. RIP. Safe passage.

[Swede Atlanta]

104. A very sad day for the nation and world..........

I heard last week he was seriously ill and knew this day was not far off. I am truly saddened and actually teared up when I saw the news. What an icon of great journalism when news reporters and especially news anchors were professionals and not shills for their corporate masters.

Now let's see how much outpouring of emotion there is for this learned and powerful icon compared with the silly infantile response to Michael Jackson's death. As I have consistently said, MJ was a talented musician and entertainer but he was not a God. I feel Walter Cronkite had an equal if not more powerful impact on the nation with the quality of his reporting and later as a retired commentator, his insightful and poignant observations on current affairs.

Walter, God's speed to you. We will miss you and wish you a blessed eternity!!!

[OnionPatch]

105. Thanks Walter!

Rest in Peace.

[Divine Discontent]

106. Walter was what a REAL MAN was like! Tip of the cap to the man....

[derby378]

108. A Sailor's Prayer (Rod MacDonald) - for Walter

Though my sails be torn and tattered
And the mast be turned about
Let the night wind chill me to my very soul
Though the spray might sting my eyes
And the stars no light provide
Give me just another morning light to hold

And I will not lie me down
This rain a-ragin'
I will not lie me down
In such a storm
And if this night be unblessed
I shall not take my rest
Till I reach another shore

Though the only water left
Is but salt to wound my thirst
I will drink the rain that falls so steady down
And though night's blindness be my gift
And there be thieves upon my drift
I will praise this fog that shelters me along

And I will not lie me down
This rain a-ragin'
I will not lie me down
In such a storm
And if this night be unblessed
I shall not take my rest
Till I reach another shore

Though my mates by drained and weary
And believe their hopes are lost
There's no need for their bones on that blackened bottom
And though Death waits just off the bow
They shall not answer to him now
We shall stand to face the morning without him

And I will not lie me down
This rain a-ragin'
I will not lie me down
In such a storm
And if this night be unblessed
I shall not take my rest
Till I reach another shore

Safe passage, Walter. We miss you more than you will ever know.

:cry:

[Roland99]

109. The last of the real newsmen.

[GliderGuider]

111. Walter, you were the voice of my generation. We could have asked for none finer.

You embodied everything that was noble: passion, compassion, wonder, curiosity, insight and a deep respect for the truth. You were a giant.

RIP Walter, you've earned it.

[Kajsa]

112. Mr.Cronkite, you showed us what

reporting and journalism are all about!

Thank you for setting the standard for excellence.

Rest in peace, Mr. Cronkite.

:(

[Undercurrent]

113. Simply the best.

1952: Walter Cronkite With UNIVAC Computer Used to Predict the 1952 Election

[Sugarcoated]

114. I remember as a teenager

as Reagan scared the shit out of me with his nuclear propaganda, I would wish that Walter Cronkite would run for President. Walter Cronkite made me feel so safe, and he was honest and wise.

Sigh. I'll see ya over there Mr. Cronkite. Good vibes and prayers to his family.

[elocs]

115. This is what happens when you get older--your childhood icons begin to pass away.

I can remember working in the newsroom at my college's radio station when Walter retired as anchorman at CBS. One of the reporters said, "Poor guy, he probably has cancer." Well, he showed us by living another 35 years.

Yes, rest in peace Walter Cronkite. You were a giant of what is now only a shadow of its former self.

[jwirr]

118. I can only think how valuable his contributions have been and wish

that he where still young enough to help us fight this one. Goodnight Walter.

[Hello_Kitty]

120. Goodbye, Walter. You will be missed. eom

[InvisibleTouch]

121. I only caught the last couple of years of his era...

...but I'm glad I got to experience that much. RIP and good journey.

[TankLV]

122. Now HE was a truly GREAT man and JOURNALIST...!!!

The world is a lesser place for him no longer being alive...

My sympathies to his family and friends - HE will be truly missed...

Rest In Peace, Uncle Walter...

[cboy4]

123. Awww fuck

x(

[av8rdave]

124. RIP. One of the true professionals in the journalism business. There will never be another W.C.

[cboy4]

125. Awww fuck

x(

[cboy4]

127. Dupe/

So let me take this opportunity to say he got to live a full life and has set the standard(s) for journalism.

It's doubtful there will ever be another Walter Cronkite.

[Best_man23]

126. And that's the way it is...July 17, 2009

Good night Walter, no reporter today can even begin to fill your shoes; hell, nearly all of them would not even be worthy of fetching you coffee.

[senseandsensibility]

128. RIP

I hope that today's journalists will reflect for a moment on their calling and aspire to be more like him.

[TygrBright]

129. Vaya con Dios, Uncle Walter. You lived to see a non-white President...

...at the end of a long and distinguished contribution to the public good.

May flights of angels, etc.


sadly,
Bright

[Blue_Tires]

130. r.i.p.

[Bruno A. lives]

131. Walter Cronkite has died

Oh my. Just watching my childhood go away. They don't make them like that anymore. Integrity.

[Hekate]

132. RIP and thanks for everything, Mr. Cronkite. And that's the way it was...

This is truly the end of an era.

Hekate

[SeattleGirl]

133. Rest in Peace, sir.

You were a gift in my lifetime.

:patriot:

[Historic NY]

134. “And that’s the way it is.” ...Godspeed Walter, you were the best.

[democrat2thecore]

135. Thank you, sir, for all that you gave us. RIP - nt

[FVZA_Colonel]

136. I'm glad we had him for so long.

He did some great things in his time, helping end the Vietnam War only one of them.

[beac]

137. Goodbye, Uncle Walter. You will be fondly remembered and sorely missed.

RIP.

[bikebloke]

138. Damn

History as it happened...And we were there.

[kiva]

139. RIP Walter, and thank you for trying to tell us the truth. n/t

[okieinpain]

140. my grandmother and father get walter cronkite, we get rush limbaugh

rip mr. cronkite.

[BallardWA]

141. My Walter Cronkite Story

I was a seven year old girl at the dinner table in Brooklyn. We were a huge Italian family, and three generations ate together regularly, usually 12 or more at the big table, with the "basement table" set up at the end for the children; many, many children. The discussion veered toward marriage and wound up at the kid's table, where each of us were quizzed on our hopes for future husbands and wives. My cousin Manny wanted to marry a girl like Marilyn Monroe, my cousin Lois wanted to marry George Harrison. Each choice was met with bewilderment by the elders, until they got to me. I said "I want to marry a man like Walter Cronkite!". Stunned silence was followed by an eruption of laughter and cheers. Walter Cronkite had just steered us through the assassination of JFK. Each of us at the table felt grateful for him. His steadfast, yet, emotional reporting helped us to sort it all out, to grieve, to try to make sense of it all. I adored him. My choice was deemed the wisest and I basked in the much coveted admiration of my elders, if only for that moment.

[Faygo Kid]

142. Lovely story. Welcome to DU.

As an old-timer here, I hope you will stay with us for a long time.

[Jazzgirl]

174. That's a great story.

Thanks for posting that. I rarely post opening threads so I am shocked I have gotten this much response. Walter Cronkite was one of the real journalists and the M$M doesn't have a clue what that means. I can relate to your feelings.

[Vidar]

182. Great story & welcome to DU.

[Libertas1776]

143. Rest in Peace

Mr. Cronkite. There will never be another like you ever again. This is truly a sad day for broadcast journalism (what is left of it, at least)
Hopefully, your legacy and your style will inspire some young and budding journalist out there to seek the truth and bring the real news.
I know I will never forget you sir. And I will do my damnedest to make sure you are known to generations yet to come.



Walter Cronkite, a true American Hero :patriot:

[Eyerish]

144. RIP

[Maeve]

145. may angels sing you to your rest eom

[kestrel91316]

147. RIP, Uncle Walter. One of America's all-time greatest journalists.

[Still Sensible]

149. He was simply the best at what he did.

They called him the most trusted man in America. And he earned that. RIP.

[Richd506]

150. RIP

[Richd506]

151. It is a coincidence that he died on the eve of the apollo 11 anneversary

[Danger Mouse]

152. He had a long, blessed life. He was an icon. He will be missed.

Rest in peace, dear Walter. :hug:

[Individualist]

153. A great man has passed,

a man of integrity and courage. Rest in peace Mr. Cronkite. :cry:

[Surya Gayatri]

155. His standard of integrity and honesty will never

be met again in TV journalism. A legend in his own time and a part of all of our lives. RIP to the ultimate newsman. SG

[Grinchie]

156. Dan Rather defamed and fired by Bush, and we focus on a natural passing..

Can we get back to impeaching Bush and Cheney now?

[MilesColtrane]

183. No, I'm afraid not.

Not until we take the time to acknowledge the man's life and work.

You'll just have to redouble your efforts to encourage the impeachment of officials who aren't even in office while we take a moment.

Make sure and let us know how that works out for you, mmmkay?

[drm604]

157. RIP Mr. Cronkite.

:cry:

[peacetalksforall]

158. It's nice that he passed from this life knowing that many people honored him

the way they do.

Class.

What class.

I must talk about myself, him, and tv. I was born before tv so I watched all of newscasters. Yes that is what they were called. Today's young don't understand what older people observed. Most of my posts on DU are rants against the networks because I, like many, know how far they have fallen. They privatized our air waves and what you're seeing is not what it used to be.

Now we have war corporations owning the news. It wasn't perfect then and I'm sure there are texts and courses that have dissected the ways it wasn't fair, but it seemed fair. The newscasters and their stations displayed sensitivity towards people's differing positions.

When there were issues of choice - the networks and the papers would lay out the issues and give the pros and cons or even graph the issues. We were given both sides. I yearn for those days. We were educated, not brainwashed.

I think there are at least three posts a day on DU pointing out what can be called the latest atrocities of failed journalism. We know how bad it is in our bones. During the last two decades, it was used to help impeach a President for a sex lie. It was used to help steal four elections, It was used to create a Patriot Act and a pretend war for corporations and military advancement. It was used as the stomping grounds for think tank proselytizers and lobbyists and guest experts of the DOD and so called non-profit religious cults.

I yearn for those days. What happened is that we rose up to find the news for ourselves, to seek the truth and it has worked and is working.

I never knew what ranting was about until our criminal leaders allowed all the privatization. We have lost much.

Now we have lost him. I hope I will hear great stories about him and receive leads on what to stream.

I am going to be watching and listening for leads on comments he has made on the current state of tv news. The one thing I know is that when I hear his words I will acknowledge them as coming from a gentlemen. The way it used to be.

Thank you, Walter Cronkite.

[FourScore]

159. THAT was the greatest name in news.

My heart goes out to his loved ones.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

160. RIP Walter Cronkite

You set and represented a high standard of excellence in quality journalism that is sadly lacking in today's media. Your compassion, empathy and dedication to the truth served as an inspiration but sadly is lacking in today's media. You left the world a better place for having had you in it and your professionalism, courage and integrity will be both sorely missed and never forotten.

My deepest, sincerest and most heartfelt thoughts, prayers, sympathies and condolences go to Mr Cronkite's family and friends

[Hugin]

161. How very sad.

:(

[HughBeaumont]

162. Astounding journalist, newscaster and human being.

You will be missed.

RIP :cry:

[Voltaire]

163. Uncle Walter will never die

so long as we remember him. And I always will. Rest in peace good soul. Your work is done and well.

[graywarrior]

164. Rest in Peace, Mr. Cronkite

:cry:

[Caoimhe]

165. I know death (especially of those who've lived a long life) is part of the process...

but it still hurts to lose people you respect. RIP Walter and thoughts with the family. It's no tragedy when an old man dies, but certainly no celebration. But... at the very least Cronkite outlived the bastard McNamara, even if only by a week or so.

Sorry my fellow Gen X'ers and the blended generations before and after me... but we are now at the age where people we've revered in our youth as 'sages' are giving up the ghost.

RIP

[Odin2005]

166. Oh No! RIP the Most Trusted Man in America.

:cry:

[Greylyn58]

167. Rest in Peace, Sir

One of the great news voices of our time has been forever stilled. The news just hasn't been the same since he left the airwaves.

Damn! RIP Mr Cronkite. You were incredible!

And that's the way it is-July 17, 2009! :cry:

[Digit]

168. RIP Mr Cronkite

You will be greatly missed, but always remembered.

[MissDeeds]

169. Godspeed Mr. Cronkite

May the angels light your way.

[Jazzgirl]

171. Here is another update on the New York Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/us/18cronkite.html?_r=1&hp

[Seldona]

172. RIP

What a fascinating life he must have lead.

[Juan_de_la_Dem]

175. A real Icom is lost. RIP

[Frank Cannon]

209. Probably a Yaesu and a Kenwood, as well.

Thanks for an FB career and life, KB2GSD. 73.

[Juan_de_la_Dem]

220. It took me a minute. The typo stays

[Irishonly]

177. RIP

There will never be another. Wishing the family peace.

[Libertas1776]

178. To quote the great man himself

"Old anchormen, you see, don't fade away; they just keep coming back for more. And that's the way it is..."

You could have never been more right, good sir.
You will never be forgotten, you will never fade away. You will indeed keep coming back, in all your archived televised appearances; your radio reports on WWII and the Nuremberg Trials; your humane and righteous positions on faith, world peace, and ethics; your groundbreaking interviews from the commonest soldier to the leaders of the free world; your heart felt, emotional coverage of President Kennedy's death; your awe inspiring coverage of the first lunar landing that captured exactly how every American felt at that pinnacle moment; your booming yet genteel voice in countless narrations; and of course your gentlemanly persona, distinguished yet friendly face, and of course your kind heart and soul.

Yes, sir, you will never be forgotten; you will never fade away. As long as the legacy and the legend that was you, Walter Cronkite, remains alive and close to our hearts, there is still hope for us yet.



Keep coming back to us Mr. Cronkite, and never ever stop. Godspeed to you, sir. Godspeed.

[MilesColtrane]

179. Goodbye Mr. Cronkite.

You were the last network newsman that I trusted was being honest with me.

That may not be fair to some of the others who came after you, but that's just THE WAY IT IS.

:patriot:

[nevergiveup]

180. A little bit of me is gone too.

Rest in Peace, Uncle Walter.

[sonias]

181. There will never be another news journalist like him

Rest in peace Mr. Cronkite.

:patriot:

Sonia

[Subdivisions]

184. RIP Uncle Walter. n/t

[glinda]

185. Very sad. RIP dear man.

[xxqqqzme]

186. He told me President Kennedy had died.

His voice cracked a little and my heart broke.

Safe passage. Betsy is waiting.

[Raksha]

187. Yes, he told me too. I'll never forget that day.

[greyghost]

188. I had the pleasure, and honor, of getting to know him through...

The Kennedy Center Honors. He was what he appeared to be, a great human being.

[proteus_lives]

190. RIP Mr. Cronkite.

Godspeed and Good Night.

[caseymoz]

191. The best. Ever.

I'm going to miss knowing he is still alive. A great influence on me and my childhood. I'll never forget how he reported the last night of the Vietnam war, with Saigon falling.

[LaPera]

192. Truly a good man.

:cry:

[Daphne08]

193. RIP, Walter Cronkite

You were the best.

[bitchkitty]

194. RIP, Walter Cronkite.

There aren't many journalists of his caliber left.

[Tx4obama]

196. R.I.P. to all that have left us in 2009

Ricardo Montalban
Marilyn Chambers
Bea Arthur
Danny Gans
Dom DeLuise
Paul Harvey
David Carridine
Ed McMahon
Farrah Fawcett
Michael Jackson
Billy Mays
Gale Storm
Karl Malden
Walter Cronkite

[No Elephants]

197. An icon. Think of him and his colleagues having a a few beers and one hell of a conversation.

The last of the broadcast news giants. He retired too early, but I think he had a good life, until he got sick. I hope so.

[Algorem]

199. he must've been going to talk about the faked moon landing so they offed him

[DarthDem]

200. RIP

What an outstanding contributor to the history of our nation. We'll all miss him. Thank to the poster upthread who noted that his voice introduces Katie Couric on the CBS Evening News; I think I'll catch that this coming week to hear it and see if there's a tribute of any sort.

[No Elephants]

203. His wiki is very interesting. Here's the link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Cronkite

For one thing, CBS broke into a soap opera to announce President Kennedy had been shot THEN WENT BACK TO THE SOAP OPERA, INCLUDING A COMMERCIAL. That would never happen today. Then, when it seemed serious, they went back to Cronkite.

Also, the word "anchor" was apparently first used for a journalist to describe Cronkite's role at a political convention.

Fitting!

[ColesCountyDem]

204. A witness to history, and a man of unimpeachable integrity.

May he rest in peace.

[rasputin1952]

205. The end of an era...

Most of us grew up with the integrity and dignity Walter gave the news. Who could forget Dallas, 22 Nov 63?

"And that's the way it is..."

[DFW]

206. An era passes

Some 14 months after I received my first permanent overseas posting, I was back in the States for something or other, and caught Walter Cronkite's final regularly scheduled broadcast. John Lennon was murdered somewhere around that time as well.

My immediate superior once paid some obscene amount of money in an auction to go have lunch with Cronkite at his vacation place on Martha's Vineyard (transportation NOT included!) some six or seven years ago. How I would have liked to have been able to tag along on THAT trip!

Helen Thomas is getting to be the last of that generation. I hope she'll be around for a good long time to come.

[bear425]

207. Rest in Peace, Mr. Cronkite.

And that's the way it is...

[Love Bug]

208. Rest in peace, Uncle Walter

Who I really feel sorry for are the young DUers here who never saw him work. Back then we had REAL newspeople, not the all-style-and-no-substance types we have now. Cronkite and Dan Rather are credited with helping to hasten the end of of the Vietnam war, because they dared to show how things really were unlike the hollywood-ized nonsense that passes for war reporting today.

Rest in peace, Uncle Walter. Ya did good.

[life long demo]

210. MAY GOD HOLD YOU IN THE PALMS OF HIS HANDS WALTER

I graduated high school in 1960, Walter Cronkite was welcomed in our house every evening. If I remember correctly, the evening news was only 15 minutes, but I'm not sure about that. But we never missed the news with Mr. Cronkite. Remember watching the election of JFK with Walter. The assassinations, how Walter helped us to get through those days. The war in Vietnam. The 68 Democratic convention in Chicago. The riots, civil rights marches, anti-wat marches, Watergate, Moon landing, and so much more. He was honest, told the truth, and let you judge from the facts. He has been missed so much since he retired, true journalists are few and far between. God be with his family.

[madmax]

211. RIP Uncle Walter

There will never be another you.

[readmoreoften]

212. One of the last American journalists with national reach.

Where is the hullabaloo?

[Captain Hilts]

213. Smooth sailing, Uncle Walter. nt

[bc3000]

214. 92 year old man dies - is this really news?

It looks like the second coming of the death of Michael Jackson on the cable news channels. When did the reporting of news become eulogy?

Sounds like a great man, but let's also acknowledge that one needs to be well over 40 years in age to have any first hand memory of this guy doing the news. He outlived most of his fan base.

Ask yourself this: How would Walter Cronkite have treated the death of an important and famous TV journalist? I'm guessing it would be a dignified, but short, mention at the end of the real news with a few complimentary words. I serious doubt Cronkite would have prescribed the multiple day 24 hour orgy of coverage we're going to be seeing.

[Odin2005]

218. What insensitive crap.

[CBGLuthier]

219. grow up loser

[Uncle Joe]

217. RIP, Walter.

:(

Thanks for the thread, Jazzgirl.

[Submariner]

221. On Nov 22nd I walked in my house early and my mother asked if

I was suspended from school again (for smoking cigarettes). I flipped on the old B&W TV and the picture opened with Walter confirming JFK's death. I grew up with Walter. RIP Mr. Cronkite.

[Sultana]

222. RIP, Uncle Walter

:(

[RamboLiberal]

223. Feel like another era of my life has passed

Grew up either watching Walter Cronkite or Huntley & Brinkley reporting the national news. From the sad days of JFK's assasination & funeral to the space launches at Cape Canaveral & the landings on the moon. The tense days of Apollo 13.

The civil rights marches with fire hoses & dogs being turned on the marchers.

The seemingly endless Vietnam War especially the siege of Khe Sanh to the helicopters lifting off from the American embassy & the chopppers being pushed off the decks of U.S. carriers. The murders of MLK & RFK. Watergate.

Walter Cronkite was the steadying voice of the nation.

I felt it was almost sacrilegeous for Faux News & even CNN to be reporting on the death of this great newsman last night.

RIP Uncle Walter & thank you.