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Via CBS NEWS Walter Cronkite has passed

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  1. FranchiseBlade

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    Just saw on the News. A legend has passed.
     
    #1 FranchiseBlade, Jul 17, 2009
  2. Cannonball

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  3. Dr of Dunk

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    Now that's a legendary figure in broadcasting. Sad.
     
    #3 Dr of Dunk, Jul 17, 2009
  4. ItsMyFault

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    RIP Walter... he was a great man and a legendary anchor.
     
    #4 ItsMyFault, Jul 17, 2009
  5. Dairy Ashford

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    From an era when the world, and this country, was genuinely scary enough for news to matter, and the audience was captive enough to care.
     
    #5 Dairy Ashford, Jul 17, 2009
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    It might be safe to say that journalism is officially dead now.
     
    #6 DonnyMost, Jul 17, 2009
  7. KaiSeR SoZe

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    Walter Cronkite was a true texan and a longhorn. RIP and Hook'em
     
    #7 KaiSeR SoZe, Jul 17, 2009
  8. Dairy Ashford

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    Not as long as Mike Wallace is alive and kicking.
     
    #8 Dairy Ashford, Jul 17, 2009
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    What a pity. There was brief window when the American Establishment could be represented by single person and he was that man. RIP.
     
    #9 BMoney, Jul 17, 2009
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    A true Houstonian as well??
     
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    not really, he worked here for a time, but he wasnt born here nor did he live here for a long time.


    a true legend....absolutely.

    He is the reason why I have little respect for most news people, I grew up watching Uncle Walter....he told it like it was, he didnt need to spruce it up or look for an angle...he just reported the news like it was.

    I pity you young guys here, yall didnt get to watch him. Those of us who did all feel really down today...a legend has passed and there will never be another like him.

    RIP Uncle Walter...you made an impact in my and many other's lives.

    and that is the way it is. :(
     
    #11 Rockets2K, Jul 17, 2009
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    RIP :(

    What a class act. One of the last true journalists from back when news wasn't entertainment. Talk about integrity..

    "Our job is only to hold up the mirror – to tell and show the public what has happened."

    "America's health care system is neither healthy, caring, nor a system.""
    — Walter Cronkite
     
    #12 dmc89, Jul 18, 2009
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    It is my understanding that my dad when to junior high and high school with him in Houston. Reagan, I think.
     
    #13 giddyup, Jul 18, 2009
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    I always loved hearing him talk about the moon landings.
     
    #14 KingCheetah, Jul 18, 2009
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    He retired before I was born, but I remember seeing him show up occasionally on CBS, particularly the John Glenn shuttle flight. A true legend, RIP.
     
    #15 Oski2005, Jul 18, 2009
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    A sad day. As another article I read stated, you can't name another journalist that was also regarded as the most trusted man in America.
     
    #16 CrazyDave, Jul 18, 2009
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    RIP.

    A sad day for journalism. I had posted a thread awhile ago that said that Walter Cronkite was gravely ill. I hoped he passed away peacefully.
     
    #17 rocketsjudoka, Jul 19, 2009
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