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Cronkite dies aged 92

ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie."London, UK
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He was even something of a legend over here, known for his measured and authoritive style of presentation

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  • SeafroggysSeafroggys Ranger
    He was epic, even though I was born 5 years after he stepped down as anchor, I grew up hearing about him from everybody; parents, grandparents, newspapers, TV documentaries.

    He was a great reporter, one of the few unbiased ones (okay, maybe he was thrilled that we landed on the moon, but c'mon), and he perfected the art of talking slowly so people can understand him (know how all those old newsreels, the reporters talk so fast? he ended that trend).
  • Entil'ZhaEntil'Zha I see famous people
    I'm lucky to be old enough to have caught him in the last decade of his years on the air. he was a true journalist, not one of the hack newsmen we have today. when you heard cronkite say it, you believed it. He had a passion and enthusiasm for his job and the events he covered, just watch his coverage of Apollo 11, as it lifted off he couldnt contain himself uttering the famous "Go baby go" as it launched.

    He'll be missed.
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    [QUOTE=Entil'Zha;183027]... just watch his coverage of Apollo 11, as it lifted off he couldnt contain himself uttering the famous "Go baby go" as it launched...[/QUOTE]

    That and when Neal stepped out onto the dust of History too... ;)
  • SpiritOneSpiritOne Magneto ABQ NM
    Next to Edward Murrow, one of the greatest journalists ever.
  • Entil'ZhaEntil'Zha I see famous people
    I think we shall never see his like again
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    Sadly I think you're right Entil'Zha. News just isnt made the same way as it was then, the standards have all changed, not necessarily for the better.

    When Cronkite said something, you believed it, no matter what it was. Nowadays they could announce that it was raining in the capitol and half the audience wouldnt believe it
  • Entil'ZhaEntil'Zha I see famous people
    Thats because news (on TV anyway) is no longer 'news', it's entertainment.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    We can thank the rise of the 24-hour news channels for that. When you have 24 hours to fill, you need to come up with all sorts of crap, and then fill in the gaps with "experts."
  • Alec MAlec M Award Winning Poster
    "Armstrong is on the Moon. Neil Armstrong, thirty eight year old American, standing on the surface of the Moon, on this July twentieth, nineteen hundred sixty nine."
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    That is almost as famous as Armstrong's first words Alec :)
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