Comments on: And that’s the way it was….

By: paul wieland

paul wieland — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:28:56 +0000

Lance, “psss away” is undertaker jargon to disguise the reality of death.
Surprised you used it, unless of course, you have an undertaker’s license.

By: Terry C. Hargrove

Terry C. Hargrove — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:18:05 +0000

The news anchor. That’s the way it was.

By: Lex

Lex — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:53:28 +0000

Here’s a little known tidbit about Cronkite: he raced cars as a hobby (specifically, endurance racing Volvo’s).

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/17/news-man-volvo-racer-walter-cronkite-dies-at-92/

By: Russ Wellen

Russ Wellen — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:36:03 +0000

What made him trusted was that, despite the depths of his gravitas, he wasn’t stiff. His humanity was always apparent and occasionally his emotions broke through. The end result of that was to actually deepen the gravity of a moment.

By: Russ Wellen

Russ Wellen — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:06:10 +0000

By way of comparison check out this poll, for what it’s worth, in the New York Daily News:

With the passing of Walter Cronkite, who would you consider the ‘most trusted’ news anchor today?
Brian Williams 32%
Katie Couric 3%
Charlie Gibson 34%
Jon Stewart 30%