Walter Cronkite 1916 – 2009

Elly and I just got home from a post theatre event at the CATF to find out that Walter Cronkite had died earlier this evening at age 92.

To quote President Obama:

“Walter was always more than just an anchor. He was someone we could trust to guide us through the most important issues of the day; a voice of certainty in an uncertain world. He was family. He invited us to believe in him, and he never let us down. This country has lost an icon and a dear friend, and he will be truly missed.”

You can bet that the Sunday morning news programs are going to be filled with tributes to Cronkite, easily the last of the fully trustworthy and impartial television newsmen. None since have had the same inspiring effect on fellow journalists. He was called “the most trusted man in America.”