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Lizden · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:24 pm Post subject: R.I.P. Walter Cronkite

Just heard that Walter Cronkite passed away.

NY Times online article

What a loss.
He was awesome....I remember watching his last broadcast.
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That news took my breath away for a second.

ccpetersen · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:33 pm Post subject:

For me, Mr. Cronkite was the voice of important news...
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Lizden · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:38 pm Post subject:

GP,
I had the SAME reaction when my husband came in & told me. Cry

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Eddie Eagle · M&M Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 2393

92.... What a great run! I grew up to him in the 50's and 60s.

ronphi · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 6:12 pm Post subject:

"And that's the way it is,,,, Friday July 17, 2009. This is Walter Cronkite. Good night."

The "most trusted man in America" has slipped away.

Good Bye.
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Frank F · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 6:16 pm Post subject:

Good night Walter.

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voicy1stef · Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:57 am Post subject:

It's very sad, but he lived a good long life. Bless his spirit! Kiss

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JBarrett · Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:01 am Post subject:

Rest in peace, Walter.
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Bruce · Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:40 am Post subject:

Watching him break down just a little right after announcing John Kennedy's death still gets me, big time.

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todd ellis · Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 8:05 am Post subject:

a true icon.

if you haven't listened to his book "a reporters life" ... do. of course, the author does the reading ... and it is funny, and moving and a just a great story.
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bobbinbeamo · Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:15 pm Post subject:

And that's the way it is. So long, Walter. You were always a class act.
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Bailey · Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:11 pm Post subject:

Walter... May you rest in peace, and never be forgotten.
Will congress have a moment of silence for him?
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COURVO · Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 2:22 am Post subject:

I was working as an anchor/reporter at a CBS affiliate in West Lafayette, IN in 1981 when he retired. I distinctly remember being sent out to do a Man-on-the-street interview, asking people what they thought of his stepping-down.

'Guess you know what the answers were.

I'm not a big Dan Rather fan, but I thought CBS showed class by bringing him in on the hour-long special along with Brian Williams and Charles Gibson.

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