How old was TV new legend Walter Cronkite when he died?
Walter Cronkite, who earned the accolade “the most trusted man in America” for his earnest and stalwart style as the anchorman of the “CBS Evening News” for nearly two decades, died Friday. He was 92. CBS vice president Linda Mason says Cronkite died at 7:42 p.m. ET after a long illness with his family by his side. Cronkite, recruited by Edward R. Murrow from the United Press wire service, joined CBS News in 1950. He served as “Evening News” anchor and managing editor of CBS News from April 16, 1962, to March 6, 1981. Beginning in 1937, his career spanned more than six decades in radio, print and TV. During a period of great national stress — like the one brought on by the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963 — Cronkite’s demeanor soothed a nation whose sense of reality had been threatened. With his pipe in hand and his manner like a kind relative, he was the authority figure the nation turned to for explanation and solace. He was often referred to by
US TV news legend Walter Cronkite, dubbed “the most trusted man in America” for his calm and honest delivery during a tumultuous period in US history, has died in New York at the age of 92, his former employer announced. Cronkite presented the CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981. During that time he delivered the news on civil rights unrest, the assassination of president John F. Kennedy, the Vietnam war, the moon landing, the Cold War, and the Watergate scandal that toppled president Richard Nixon. Sources: http://news.yahoo.
