in that tradition, we can only say, he will be missed. that is the way it is. more coverage on 360 and throughout the morning, next. captions by vitac www.vitac.com good evening, everyone, i m john king filling in for larfy king tonight. the sad news we give you, breaking news tonight, walter cronkite, legendary anchorman, the voice of cbs news, mid- 70s, most trusted man in america passed away today. walter cronkite 92 years old. he was for many the voice of the man on the moon. for others the first voice to tell them president kennedy had been shot and killed. he also was a voice who frustrated president johnson by coming back from vaum and saying to the american people the war there was mired in a stale meat. president johnson thought it dramally changed public opinion in the united ates. first, to my friend and colleague, larry, standing by on the telephone. larry, walter cronkite, what did he do for the business? what is his legacy? larry: what can you say, joh
television news? why don t you tell the 15 most important stories and get on with it? he didn t like the features. he sometimes said the most popular part of his program was charles couralt. i had the honor of being honored by him at the school of journalism at the university of arizona a few years ago. when walter was not in great shape physically, he lost a lot of his hearing, head to be moved around in a wheelchair, but when they introduced him, he got up out of his chair, sat at the podium and there was an enormous wave of applause that swept across the room it. honestly think walter grew by six inches as that applause came his way. he loved being in the middle of things. there wasn t a broadway opening in new york or movie premier walter didn t feel he should be a part of. tom brokaw, former managing editor, anchor of nbc nightly news, so good of you to join us tonight and share your thoughts and reflections. we appreciate you being part of it. thank you very much. h
he was called the most trusted man in america. this is walter cronkite reporting. a reassuring authority who guided the country through triumph. whew. boy. we re going to be busy for a minute. and tragedy. appareny official. president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. legendary newsman walter cronkite. and that s the way it is. remembered today, saturday, july 18, 2009. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this saturday morning. i m amy robach. and i m savannah guthrie in for lester holt today and we have sad news to. walter cronkite, the voice of america, for more than a generation died last night after a long illness. he was 92. it is such a loss for our industry as a whole, but i like what he said. he guided america through so many rough waters, rough seas. for those big events in history, he became as much a part of them as the stories themselves. cronkite was known for that steady delivery and ic
good evening from the cbs news control center in new york. he was the most trusted man in america, who put the anchor in anchorman. the eagle has landed. oh, boy. boy. through good times and bad, for 19 years, he gave america what it needed most, the truth. that s the way it is. today we pay tribute to walter cronkite, early this saturday morning, july 18th, 2009. captioning funded by cbs and hi, everyone. welcome to this very special edition of the early show on a saturday morning. i m chris wragge write with maggie rodriguez. a sad moment in a storied news division here in cbs but also a celebration of the most trusted man in america. yes, we re going to spend the next two hours remembering walter cronkite by doing what he did best, telling stories. we re going to tell his personal and professional stories. we re going to hear them from the people who knew him best, the people who worked with him or were influenced by him quite a lineup, morley safir, lesl
he was called the most trusted man in america. this is walter cronkite reporting. a reassuring authority who guided the country through triumph. whew. boy. we re going to be busy for a minute. and tragedy. apparently official. president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. legendary newsman walter cronkite. and that s the way it is. remembered today, saturday, july 18, 2009. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this saturday morning. i m amy robach. and i m savannah guthrie in for lester holt today and we have sad news to. walter cronkite, the voice of america, for more than a generation died last night after a long illness. he was 92. it is such a loss for our industry as a whole, but i like what he said. he guided america through so many rough waters, rough seas. for those big events in history, he became as much a part of them as the stories themselves. cronkite was known for that steady delivery an