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Former CBS anchor 'Uncle Walter' Cronkite dead at 92


Former CBS anchor 'Uncle Walter' Cronkite dead at 92 - CNN.com full story and Bio

NEW: "He invited us to believe in him ... he never let us down," President Obama says
NEW: "We loved him," says Mike Wallace, "60 Minutes" correspondent emeritus
Cronkite's career spanned most of the 20th century, crossed all mediums
He covered Nuremberg trials, presidential elections, JFK's death, moon landings
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By Todd Leopold
CNN

(CNN) -- Walter Cronkite, the CBS anchorman known as "Uncle Walter" for his easygoing, measured delivery and "the most trusted man in America" for his rectitude and gravitas, has died, CBS reported Friday.


Walter Cronkite, former CBS anchor known as "Uncle Walter," has died.


Cronkite was 92.

"Walter was always more than just an anchor. He was someone we could trust to guide us through the most important issues of the day; a voice of certainty in an uncertain world," President Obama said in a statement Friday.

"He was family. He invited us to believe in him, and he never let us down. This country has lost an icon and a dear friend, and he will be truly missed."

His career spanned much of the 20th century, as well as the first decade of the 21st.

The native of St. Joseph, Missouri, broke in as a newspaper journalist while in college, switched over to radio announcing in 1935, joined the United Press wire service by the end of the decade and jumped to CBS and its nascent television news division in 1950.

He also made his mark as an Internet contributor in his later years with a handful of columns for the Huffington Post.

"He was the consummate television newsman," Don Hewitt, the onetime executive producer of the "CBS Evening News," told CNN. "He had all the credentials to be a writer, an editor, a broadcaster. There was only one Walter Cronkite, and there may never be another one."

Being over the age of 47 ,I grew up on watching him . My mom was always a huge news fan , we used to sit and watch his nightly newscast . Walter was the best Newsman ever !

RIP MR CRONKITE

wanderer78

I never watched his newscasts, but I knew of him obviously. He was a legend.

It's amazing that he wrote articles for the Huffington Post. A journalist to the end.

vc318

I know that he was very respected in the journalism world. He lived a good long life but it's still very sad news.

sunnykerr

Again, at the risk of sounding callous, I'm not particularly sad myself.

As you said, he lived a long and a good life. He accomplished a lot.

There is no part of this that's a let-down for anyone, himself or otherwise.

It is sad for his loved ones. I imagine they feel his loss quite a lot.

But I didn't know him. So all I have to look upon is his life, which can be celebrated.