OK, if you were to pick the weekend that Walter Cronkite died, you couldn't have picked a more ironic, odd weekend for it to happen.Cronkite was a huge fan of the space program, and he was incredibly giddy during CBS news coverage of the first moon landing in 1969. And here we are on the 40th anniversary of that very mission. Reminds me of when Charles Schulz died, hours before the very last Peanuts cartoon ran.
Cronkite was a journalist during World War II (he was on a lot of bombing runs and was at Normandy) and became the anchor of The CBS Evening News in 1962. He retired from that position in 1982 and went on to write columns, magazine articles, give speeches, and host various documentaries. Cronkite died today at the age of 92 of cerebrovascular disease.
I wonder if they'll keep him as the narrator on the present CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.
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7-17-2009 @ 9:23PM
BETTY RODRIGUEZ said...
EVEN WITH MR.WALTER CRONKITE DEAD KATIE COURIC COULD NOT HOLD A CANDLE TO HIM OR EVER BE AS GOOD AS HIM.
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7-17-2009 @ 9:43PM
BETTY said...
I WOULD NOW LIKE TO THANK MR.WALTER CRONKITE FOR SO MANY WONDERFUL YEAR'S OF TV AND NEW'S WORTHY STORIES THAT COULD ONLY BE TOLD BY HIM AND NO ONE ELSE.WHEN HE WAS ON THEIR WAS NO REASON TO TURN TO ANY OTHER CHANNEL CAUSE YOU KNEW WHEN HE TALKED THE WORLD WAS LISTEN,AND TO HIS FAMILY MY BLESSINGS GO OUT TO AND TO HIS MEMORY,GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND KNOW THAT NOW HE IS KEEPING GOD AND THE HEAVEN'S ENTERTAINED AS HE DID WITH US.GOD BLESS YOU MR.WALTER CRONKITE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FROM A VERY LOYAL LISTENER AND FRIEND,,,,,,,BETTY
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7-17-2009 @ 10:23PM
Sam Lowry said...
He was The News for me.
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7-18-2009 @ 1:24AM
jeannemarie said...
"and that's the way it is..." we have lost a true icon in the world of news broadcasters. rip walter cronkite.
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7-18-2009 @ 6:45AM
deebopalula said...
The epitome of integrity and class. I can't imagine there ever being another quite like Walter Cronkite. R.I.P.
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7-18-2009 @ 9:17AM
Aml said...
It gets even stranger, we also recently remembered the 10 year anniversary of JFK, Jr.'s death, which was the same day as the Apollo launch. Granted it was the son of JFK, but it is still odd that Walter Cronkite's death was so close to it.
Also while Cronkite was retired for almost 10 years when I was born, he will be missed. I was shocked when I learned that he had died, it may be naive but he was one of those people who I just though would live forever.
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7-20-2009 @ 6:29PM
sri said...
Wow, another famous person to leave. Walter (referred to as "Uncle Walt") was a great man that knew how to deliver news. I wish these noobs nowadays had such skills. Prayers to Walter's family and friends. In his memory, for his fans I have collected some great sites and articles (more than 200) to know all about Walter Cronkite. If you are interested take a look at the below link
http://markthispage.blogspot.com/2009/07/walter-cronkite-another-famous-person.html
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7-18-2009 @ 2:46PM
Mary Ann Stone said...
Walter was an anchor for CBS, but he was an anchor to my family. When I was eleven years old, I remember sitting in front of our black and white television set with my father, mother, and two brothers when he announced the passing of President Kennedy and our landing on the moon. Both times tears flowed down our faces, tears of sadness for President Kennedy and tears of joy for our accomplishment. His message was informative and his voice was soothing. Everyday he brought my family together to share our feelings and discuss events happening in our country and far away places. He was an anchor to my family because he provided quality sharing time which brought us closer together as a family. Yes, he is an icon not only to the world of broadcasting, but he will always be an icon to my family. We will truly miss him.
Mary Ann
Mary Ann
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7-18-2009 @ 5:02PM
tunaman said...
"Irony" is an outcome the opposite of what was expected.
Cronkite's death on the eve of the Apollo landings isn't "ironic", it's "coincidental".
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7-18-2009 @ 6:47PM
MDR said...
I was expecting to read a comment about a master of the English language, but instead found a lesson on grammer.
How ironic.
7-18-2009 @ 8:22PM
Secret Asian Man said...
Thank you, Tunaman. It annoys me when people incorrectly use irony to describe coincidence.
MDR, that still isn't irony. Getting hit by an ambulance is irony. An airplane pilot who's afraid of heights is irony. Sarcasm is a form of irony.
7-19-2009 @ 3:02AM
Jeff N. said...
Walter Cronkite was such a natural at doing the news.
His voice and sincerity were perfect for an Anchorman.
I always felt he retired way too early. He could of done the news at least till he was 70.
That clip of Walter announcing John F. Kennedy had passed away as he takes off his glasses gets to me every time I see it.
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