Cronkite's Became Best Known As Anchorman At CBS News, Career Spanned More Than Four Decades
Walter Leland Cronkite, a legendary reporter and anchorman who was once voted the "most trusted man in America," died today at age 92.
The man who anchored the "CBS Evening News" from 1962 to 1981 died of cerebral vascular disease at 7:42 p.m. ET in his New York City home surrounded by his family, Cronkite's longtime chief of staff, Marlene Adler, told The Associated Press.
"Walter was always more than just an anchor," President Obama said this evening in a prepared statement. "He was someone... Full Story
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