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Walter Cronkite Dies

He set the gold standard for journalism in every medium--television, radio, print and online--with a combination of intelligence, integrity and dedication to the truth that he brought to every broadcast from the time he joined CBS at the end of World War II, to his retirement in 1981--and to the documentaries and commentaries he wrote, produced and presented even in his busy "retirement" years.

He'll always be the role model for anyone in the profession of journalism.
 
Ruh roh! That means, in keeping with the Ed/Farrah/Michael and Karl/Gale/Billy trifectas, two other well known people will die within the next week or so. :(
 
Bob1370 said:
He set the gold standard for journalism in every medium--television, radio, print and online--with a combination of intelligence, integrity and dedication to the truth that he brought to every broadcast from the time he joined CBS at the end of World War II, to his retirement in 1981--and to the documentaries and commentaries he wrote, produced and presented even in his busy "retirement" years.

He'll always be the role model for anyone in the profession of journalism.
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Gee you must be his press agent. I never could see what the big deal was with Uncle Walter. He was never any better than a host of other TV news readers. He made his career by breaking down with JFK murder and the moon landing even though it is not the most professional thing to do. Of course I was raised in a Huntley-Brinkley household.
 
bg02445 said:
Walter Cronkite died at the age of 92 today shortly before 8:00 PM Eastern.
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Has ABC and NBC broke into programming to announce this news? If so, can someone please post those videos?
 
LasVegasRadioJunky said:
NBC did. Go to their website to watch the PST Nightly News.
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Can you provide me a link to the video please? And what about ABC?
 
"Gee you must be his press agent. I never could see what the big deal was with Uncle Walter. He was never any better than a host of other TV news readers. He made his career by breaking down with JFK murder and the moon landing even though it is not the most professional thing to do. Of course I was raised in a Huntley-Brinkley household."

Then you missed the best TV journalism since Murrow. He was the one major network anchor to spend an extended period in Vietnam at the height of the war, talking with both the brass and the grunts in the field and facing enemy fire while his competitors stayed in their comfy studios in Manhattan. After thoroughly researching the facts on the ground, he had the stones to get on the network and tell the truth without sugarcoating it--that our country was bogged down in an endless stalemate in Vietnam and the war couldm't be won. And that was at the beginning of 1968. before the Tet offensive woke up everyone who hadn't seen his reporting. Took Nixon four more years to break down and admit it.

It took a lot of courage for Cronkite to say it like he saw it, at a time when telling the truth meant putting your career on the line. Sure would love to see some of today's talking heads showing the same journalistic guts.
 
Julius May said:
LasVegasRadioJunky said:
NBC did. Go to their website to watch the PST Nightly News.
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Can you provide me a link to the video please? And what about ABC?
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It was on my ABC affilates 5PM (Pacific Time) Local News.
 
An AP story that moved about 20 minutes ago quoted his assistant
saying the time of death was 7:42pm ET (4:42 PT).

Does anyone know when the story first hit the internet/wires/networks,
etc., and did CBS-TV air any bulletins prior to 8:30 ET/5:30 PT?

Tonight's CBS Evening News that I saw at 6 PT was wholly devoted to
Cronkite, and I'm guessing this was a replay of what they did live at
5:30 PT for the first left coast feed. (CBS watchers at 5:30 PT--did
you also get this version?) I know it couldn't have been live at 6 PT
because Katie was doing a live shot on CNN during that time.
 
imhomerjay said:
Look it up yourself, Julius. 
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I don't know where to look for this. I and the posters would appreciate it if the users can post videos of the special reports from the rival networks of the passing of Walter so everyone can see it. Thank you
 
"And that's the way it is ... this 17th of July, 2009. I'm Walter Cronkite ... goodnight."

It's amazing reading from younger people who never got to watch Mr. Cronkite and his 19 year tenure as the anchor and managing editor of the "CBS Evening News," his reporting on President Kennedy's murder, the funeral, hiss comments on Vietnam, the history of the Nixon presidency and its historic downfall, his "Hot dog!" remark when Neil Armstrong stepped first on the moon just 40 years ago yesterday and his final signoff before Dan Rather took the anchor's chair at CBS in the early 80s about news people who age and just ".... fade away. Dan Rather will take this seat on Monday ... and so, for the final time, that's the way ... " ... he will be deeply and respectfully missed by many many people, still.

Some of the comments are not very kind and downright rude, as if the problems of the world so reported were Cronkite's fault, as he was dubbed "The Most Trusted Man In America."

A lot of people didn't like that, nor the team assembled by Edward R. Murrow and assumed by Cronkite at CBS.

For integrity, credibility and trust .... especially now, there will never be another Walter Cronkite. The word "icon" was something he grew into ... and he became TV's biggest.

I do hope that Paul Harvey met him at the Pearly Gates with a hearty welcome today.

Rest In Peace, Mr. Cronkite ... and thank you very much for all you've inspired, motivated and left us as broadcasters in remembering "that's the way it .... was."

http://www.ajr.org/article.asp?id=3612

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCJTLISFIuQ
 
I actually had the honor to meet him when I was little and my dad took me to NYC with him on a business trip. He took me into a store, and there Walter Cronkite was, shopping for a gift for his wife. He was nice enough to stop and talk with me and take a picture. Unfortunately, I can't find that picture.
 
oaktree said:
...his final signoff before Dan Rather took the anchor's chair at CBS in the early 80s about news people who age and just ".... fade away. Dan Rather will take this seat on Monday ... and so, for the final time, that's the way ... "
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Walter's final signoff, from a YouTube clip (via Wikipedia) was actually:

This is my last broadcast as the anchorman of The CBS Evening News; for me, it's a moment for which I long have planned, but which, nevertheless, comes with some sadness. For almost two decades, after all, we've been meeting like this in the evenings, and I'll miss that. But those who have made anything of this departure, I'm afraid have made too much. This is but a transition, a passing of the baton. A great broadcaster and gentleman, Doug Edwards, preceded me in this job, and another, Dan Rather, will follow. And anyway, the person who sits here is but the most conspicuous member of a superb team of journalists; writers, reporters, editors, producers, and none of that will change. Furthermore, I'm not even going away! I'll be back from time to time with special news reports and documentaries, and, beginning in June, every week, with our science program, Universe. Old anchormen, you see, don't fade away; they just keep coming back for more. And that's the way it is: Friday, March 6, 1981. I'll be away on assignment, and Dan Rather will be sitting in here for the next few years. Good night.
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It's sad, but not necessarily surprising news, given recent statements about Cronkite's health.
He genuinely stayed active in his retirement. I recall watching coverage of the 1994 Northridge earthquake in California, and hearing about how he was caught in the middle of it. What does Uncle Walter do? He shows up at one of the local stations asking if they need a hand with anything. 8)
 
You are correct about the sign off of Mr. Cronkite. I was paraphrasing a point that newsmen like him don't "fade away" ... that, as he (and you) so correctly stated, "keep coming back for more." And the final words about Rather "I'll be on assignment .... Dan Rather will be in this seat for the next few years." Thank you for your addition, it is much more meaningful.
 
I can see already that this will turn into a generational debate. Afterall, it has been almost 30 years since Cronkite has been relevant. But I would ask those born after 1980 to atleast respect the fact that this man was extremely influential to generations before you, including your parents. It might mean little to you, but understanding the history of media is critical to understanding it today. Put the pieces together and you will understand where we are today and why it isn't necessarily better.
 
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