Weekly Analysis 3

Weekly Written Analysis 3:
Walter Cronkite
By
Amy Waid

I was watching the news on Saturday when it came across the wire about the death of Walter Cronkite. A very sad day indeed, as the majority of Americans grew up listing to his mellow voice as the news was reported. He reported the news during a very controversial time in American history including the Kennedy assassination, Vietnam, Civil rights and Watergate. Wherever the controversial news reporting needed to be done, he was there as the voice Americans trusted to bring them the truth.
His mellow voice and grandfatherly face instilled a sense of trust in his listeners and kept him at the top of his game for many years. After retirement, he stayed in the news business by keeping a seat on the board of directors at CBS and writing his autobiography titled “A Reporters Life” which was published in 1996. He was also the opening voice for the show “The Evening News with Katie Couric” since it began in 2006. He will be missed by all that listened to him faithfully and will be remembered as the voice of the news; “And that’s the way it is”.

References:
(2009, July 17). Walter Cronkite Dies; Television Pioneer, CBS Legend, Passes Away in
New York at 92. Retrieved July 20, 2009, from CBS Evening News online Web site: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/07/17/eveningnews/main5170556.shtml