In Memory of Walter Cronkite

G'day Everyone!

Last night, I was SHOCKED to hear that Walter Cronkite passed on to eternity.
Links: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/17/walter.cronkite.dead/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/17/cronkite.cbs.statement/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/17/cronkite.leopold.appreciation/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
http://www.life.com/image/71526969/in-gallery/28612/remembering-walter-cronkite

Walter Cronkite was my friend and hero on TV that I grew up with. Every news night, I'd park myself for a half hour to watch the CBS news. It would begin with "Good Evening America, I'm Walter Cronkite" and then launch into the news of the day. He had his highs and lows. Ugly and good moments. He was easy to lipread a bit because in those days, they had the cameras right on the face of the anchorman reading the news. That was Walter Cronkite. He had it made better than what CNN is today. Better in those days, than the idiotic news media that we get today.

What made Walter Cronkite famous was his end of the day's news report. He would aways say:
"and that's the way it is. I'm Walter Cronkite for CBS News, Good Night" as his closing line.

The world changed for most of us when Walter Cronkite did his last show. The Nightly News Shows were no longer the same after that. Life after Walter Cronkite left the news, I'd turn to the newspaper. In the days of Cable TV, we have major 24 hours news station now. CNN being most popular.

Walter Cronkite stayed in our lives with his books and his special TV shows.

Right now, Walter Cronkite is gone from our lives after he has enjoyed riding the crest of history and it's news. I'd say that Cronkite made the best of his life for himself and his family.
The best and greatest thing we could all tell Walter Cronkite this: "Thank you for giving us honesty in news reporting for the way it is. As you sign off from life, We thank you and remember you always Walter Cronkite. Rest in Peace with God's blessing".

Major Salute to Walter Cronkite!

Semper FI.

update: one more article that shows how "Ant that's the way it is" became his tagline sign off.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/18/cronkite.thats.the.way.it.is/index.html