Cronkite is dead..

Got another one..

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/media/story/2009/07/17/walter-cronkite.html

Shawn

This is one I am going to miss.

A genius in the world of broadcasting, one known for never throwing a political slant into his viewpoints. He indeed will be missed by all.

Good Evening, I'm Walter Cronkite.

Seriously ,when I was a kid that is the only reason I knew who that guy was. He introduced himself with such wise authority.

Not just a neat guy but also a car guy and sailer. He raced at Lime Rock and Sebring in the late 50s (in a Lotus 11 for sure......I've also seen pictures of him in a TR3 but not sure if that was a racer).

Godspeed, Walter.

Good bye for now Uncle Walter. I'll see ya on the other side.

He raced Volvos at LRP, and a Lancia to 40th at Sebring. He drove Schechter's Lotus 11 for a publicity stunt once that I read about somewhere (maybe Sebring also?) but I'm not sure if he raced it or just did a few laps.

RIP

The end of real news as we know it. Papers up here featured pages and pages of Michael Jackson's passing... Cronkite only rated a quarter page.

In reply to Lesley:

Kindof ironic, in a sad way.

Sad news.

And that's the way it is....

I am just old enough to remember him on the air. As somebody who worked in broadcast news.. he will be sorely missed.