Comments on: We have our next big celebrity death

By: David Taffet

David Taffet — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:43:56 +0000

…and that’s the way it is.

By: Arnold Wayne Jones

Arnold Wayne Jones — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:15:20 +0000

This is how important he was: When CBS hired Katie Couric to host the evening news, which many saw as a dumbing down of network news, they hired Cronkite to voice the intro: “Thsi is the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.” Just hearing Cronkite’s voice say Couric’s name conveyed instant credibility.

By: Jon Garinn

Jon Garinn — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:35:23 +0000

Thanks, AWJ, for acknowledging this legendary newsman. Seeing footage of him in “Milk” reminded me that he was the penultimate newsman.

By: Carl Smith

Carl Smith — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:55:48 +0000

He was a news legend. May he RIP.