I don't know much about the man, I'll let his colleagues do the talking...
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Walter Cronkite, who personified television journalism for more than a generation as anchor and managing editor of the "CBS Evening News," died Friday night in New York. He was 92. Friends and colleagues reflect on the veteran newsman's life and career.
Morley Safer – 60 MINUTES correspondent: Walter was truly the father of television news. The trust that viewers placed in him was based on the recognition of his fairness, honesty and strict objectivity. …and of course his long experience as a shoe-leather reporter covering everything from local politics to World War II and its aftermath in the Soviet Union. He was a giant of journalism and privately one of the funniest, happiest men I've ever known.
Andy Rooney – 60 MINUTES commentator: I've been proud over the years to see Walter become, not just one of the best known people on television but one of the best known people in the whole world of people. He was proud of me, too and there's no better feeling in life than that. I wouldn't trade Walter Cronkite liking me for just about anything I 've ever had.
Mike Wallace – 60 MINUTES correspondent emeritus: We were proud to work with him -- for him -- we loved him. READ MORE
Walter Cronkite, who personified television journalism for more than a generation as anchor and managing editor of the "CBS Evening News," died Friday night in New York. He was 92. Friends and colleagues reflect on the veteran newsman's life and career.
Morley Safer – 60 MINUTES correspondent: Walter was truly the father of television news. The trust that viewers placed in him was based on the recognition of his fairness, honesty and strict objectivity. …and of course his long experience as a shoe-leather reporter covering everything from local politics to World War II and its aftermath in the Soviet Union. He was a giant of journalism and privately one of the funniest, happiest men I've ever known.
Andy Rooney – 60 MINUTES commentator: I've been proud over the years to see Walter become, not just one of the best known people on television but one of the best known people in the whole world of people. He was proud of me, too and there's no better feeling in life than that. I wouldn't trade Walter Cronkite liking me for just about anything I 've ever had.
Mike Wallace – 60 MINUTES correspondent emeritus: We were proud to work with him -- for him -- we loved him. READ MORE
