Christmasstar
07-18-2009, 06:29 AM
In the splintered, frantic, snark-happy, 500-channel multimedia universe in which we now live, it's hard to imagine one man with the kind of almost universal regard Cronkite, who died Friday at the age of 92, had in the 1960s and '70s. In retrospect, Cronkite seemed a little taken aback by his status; in his 1996 memoir, "A Reporter's Life," he is consistently self-deprecating and rarely fails to mention a writer, producer or CBS staffer who helped him nail a story.
But his power was undeniable. In those years, there were only three networks splitting the national television audience, and CBS was No. 1 for news, as it was in prime time.
Cronkite did not take his role lightly. He delivered the news with care and consideration and humanity, never far removed from his declarative sentence, wire service and radio announcing roots.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/17/cronkite.leopold.appreciation/index.html
I remember listening to him often on the news. He lived a long life and will always be remembered for his nightly sign off..."that's the way it is"
But his power was undeniable. In those years, there were only three networks splitting the national television audience, and CBS was No. 1 for news, as it was in prime time.
Cronkite did not take his role lightly. He delivered the news with care and consideration and humanity, never far removed from his declarative sentence, wire service and radio announcing roots.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/17/cronkite.leopold.appreciation/index.html
I remember listening to him often on the news. He lived a long life and will always be remembered for his nightly sign off..."that's the way it is"