Walter Cronkite, the legendary CBS News anchor and reporter, is reportedly "gravely ill", according to the website TV Newser. Cronkite has been ill for some time, and some reports say that CBS is preparing an obituary for the 92 year old broadcasting legend. Long nicknamed "The Most Trusted Man in America", Cronkite anchored the CBS Evening News from 1962 until his retirement in 1981 (some accounts say that his retirement was forced).
I watched some clips on YouTube today on his reporting of the John F. Kennedy assassination 46 years ago, and on the landing on the moon- in which the 40th anniversary of that milestone is next month. for the many who've watched "Uncle Walter" over the years, the clips bring back memories of how professional- and when confirming the death of JFK, human- he was. The fact that CBS itself isn't reporting on Mr. Cronkite's condition, to me that doesn't look like a good sign. Nonetheless, we'll know more as details come forward.
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