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Who is Walter Cronkite, and why is he famous?
I am hearing that Mr. Cronkite died today, but I don't understand why it is all over the news absolutely everywhere? He is just a news reporter guy right? I feel bad for asking this, but I feel worse for not knowing. Yes I know he was a news anchor, but there are lots of those out there, so what makes Walter Cronkite so special? I don't even understand why Michael Jackson is such a big deal, and who ever even heard of Walter Cronkite until today?
Thnaks!
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I'm sure you will be seeing a lot about him in the next days/weeks. I won't rehash what has already been said.
I am 52 and when I was a kid Walter Cronkite was the
only news guy to watch. There were only the 3 networks...no cable or dish networks back then! For years and years there were not many choices. Walter was IT! LOL.
Same with Michael Jackson. He was around when I was a kid. Hes about my age actually. He was also around when my kids were kids.
I don't know if there will ever be anyone else who can reach that level of fame or influence for the young people today. News anchors and singers come and go so fast. So I guess historically speaking they both were just around a long time and a little part of many peoples life.
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he was the greatest news anchor of all time. back then, you could trust a news anchor to give unbiased reports. in several european languages, the word for anchorman is "cronkiter". watch the recordings of the apollo 11 moon landing, the kennedy assasination, and the vietnam war, thats him. its funny how people like cronkite and Darrell "shifty" Powers, some of the greatest men in the 20th century, die in the past few weeks, and they've gotten little coverage in the case of cronkite(relative to jackson) and none in the case of powers. apparently America values its eccentric child molester pop stars more than the men who have preserved The Republic.
-gunner
look up Darrell "shifty" Powers on google.
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Walter Cronkite set the standard for what TV news is today. He was a champion of the space programs early days, and he also brought the 60 Minutes News Magazine Program to CBS. Many if not all TV news and magazine programs are fashioned by the standards set by Mr. Cronkite.
The first TV news programs were only 15 minutes long as the networks did not feel the news made any money for them. Mr. Cronkite with CBS backing was the first to go to a 30 minute format that other stations did not follow for almost 2 years. His news program lead the ratings until his retirement. I guess you could say he is considered the father of TV news programming.
I had the honor of meeting Mr. Cronkite in Person one evening when he traveled on the airline I was a gate agent with. He was as nice in person as he appeared on TV.
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Eh, he's a popular news anchor for a lot of reasons. First of all, he did the CBS Nightly News for a like 2 decades, and any anchor on there is going to get a lot of popularity. Plus, he's the news anchor who broke the news about the Kennedy assassination, so he's remembered for that, too.
People like Michael Jackson and Walter Cronkite might not be important to you, but to people living during the Kennedy assassination and during Jackson's prime years, they're important people. And in response to your last question, I think most people have heard of Walter Cronkite, haha.
Here's the wiki site for him if you want more information:
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