Walter Cronkite has passed away. Aside from the genuine empathy I feel when I hear about most other human being's passing away I do not have much else to offer. Certainly nothing in terms of adulation or eulogy. This is largely because Cronkite represents an America -- the 70's and [...]

I don't pretend to make a connection between Walter and wine. I just cannot do it--except in my own life.  My passions include wine and writing and Walter Cronkite is one of the reasons I became a journalist. I met Walter Cronkite’s wife in 1982. I was standing in the middle [...]

Walter Cronkite died tonight. And thus the headline on this post. Yeah, yeah, I know. Everybody's got a story. He was Uncle Walter, the (usually) unflappable, comforting voice of our childhoods, the mustachioed father figure who brought the day's news into our homes every night, back in the days when [...]

Walter Cronkite did not have an easy relationship with Dan Rather, the anchor who replaced him upon his 'retirement' in 1981. Rather was sacked by CBS over the controversy related to documents he acquired prior to the 2004 presidential election that falsely purported to show criticisms of President Bush's Texas [...]

Via Mike Allen at Politico, President Obama calls Cronkite 'family' who will be 'truly missed':

"For decades, Walter Cronkite was the most trusted voice in America. His rich baritone reached millions of living rooms every night, and in an industry of icons, Walter set the standard by which all [...]

Would Walter Cronkite have imagined an afterlife on YouTube?  For those too old to forget and those too young to remember, this is how Walter Cronkite lives on: Announcing JFK's death Reporting on the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Reflecting on the Lunar Landing Finally, Walter Cronkite on What's My Line A news conscience, [...]

The passing of a legend is always a big deal. But with the passing of Walter Cronkite, we are reminded of not just the loss of a legendary man but the passing of something even more important than the man's life. We are reminded of the passing of an era [...]

The man who for so many years reported the news for CBS , and all America, has finally made the news with the most gentle and graceful of exits: Walter Cronkite is dead at 92. When I read the news, I felt a jolt surge through me as if I [...]

Describing the impact of Walter Cronkite, who died today at age 92, on TV news is easy; he set a standard, he embodied that standard and then took that standard with him when he retired. Describing the world of network TV news Cronkite left in his wake is difficult; 28 [...]

An ultimate newsman, telling it like it is. Incredibly sad to see him go. And terribly important that we never forget him.