Walter Cronkite Dies At 92

An end of an Era..

he will be missed by many including me.

The moon landing anniversary on Monday won't be the same without him!! He will be greatly missed!

A true Icon.

Bye bro.

The most trusted man in America, not many will ever achieve that title again.

R.I.P.

Isn't there an old adage that if Walter Cronkite dies then on that day journalism dies with him

As a recent casualty of the death of TV news, this feels like the official end of the business I knew and once loved.

Now that's NEWS!!

The Best At What He Did !

American legend.

As close to an iconic figure as you can get for many generations. He was from the Murrow breed of journalist. Good job Mr. Cronkite. -30-

born on the same day. what a great man.

he was a great American. may god watch over him now

I wish there were as many messages for Walter Cronkite as there were for Michael Jackson. Now, don't get me wrong, I was saddened by Michael Jackson's death and said so here but come on, Walter Cronkite was the man and the journalist of history who guided us through all of the joys and tragedies this country faced for four decades. Perhaps the lack of response is because many who come here aren't old enough to remember him.(?)

I was five years old when I sat in front of a tv with my family to watch his announcing of JFK's assassination. Even at that age I sensed he was "real" because of the emotion he showed in announcing that JFK had died. My mom and dad cried with him that day, and we cried and were joyful at many many broadcasts he gave through all of my years of growing up. I also remember watching the moon landing and I cried at that because I was so elated about the hope it gave the country and the world and "the voice" that delivered the news of it. And to me it was about more than just landing a spaceship on the moon. It was about man's ability to make good instead of evil. To do something peaceful instead of waging war.

And speaking of war, Walter Cronkite was also the voice of the Vietnam War and a man whose credibility and honor could always be counted on to give it to us straight. When he said, "That's the way it was" you knew that was the way it was.

I am sad because all of the icons from my youth are now passing and it feels like a very good part of my life has gone with them. I don't know what the future holds but I do know that we need men like Walter Cronkite to give us hope and to report the news the way it is, not the way some over airbrushed faux news anchor entertainer wannabe delivers it from their corporate backers.The news hasn't really been the news for quite some time now, and that is what I truly will miss about Walter Cronkite.

Right there with you, Jan! We're about the same age and I remember those events with Cronkite at the helm. I tuned in CNN last night and watched only for a little while, sad for not only Cronkite's death, but what passes for "news" now. Even the most respected journalists now are no where near the level that Walter Cronkite brought to the table -- you don't hear anyone talk about what Brian Williams said on the news last night.

He will be missed. RIP, Mr. Cronkite.

So sad to see what's become of American journalism since he left. No left or right bias, Walter called it like it was. If only today's reporters followed his example.

he will be missed

Sat. 1PM
less than 16 hrs after his death...........

Watching C.B.S., the network that Mr. Walter Cronkite most certainly help build, was running an infomercial on a FRIGGIN MOP !!!!
WHO YA GOTTA BE TO GET SOME RESPECT UP IN THIS BITCH???
MICHEAL FUCKING JACKSON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ahem

sry

and b4 you MJ fans start flamin.....

Jeeez the guy was a WW2 correspondent and the eyes and mind of my Generation for Christ sake.
He witnessed EVERYTHING in my world.
He deserves as much respect as MJ did.