Sunday, June 21, 2009

Walter Cronkite is veteran newsman gravely ill


Walter Cronkite, who was the face of CVS television news for more that two decades, is reported to be gravely ill.

The 92-year-old former anchor of "The CBS Evening News," who has been ailing for some time, has apparently taken a turn for the worse, according to TVNewser and other online sites.Walter Cronkite is veteran newsman gravely ill.
He was face of CVS television news for more that two decades, is reported to be gravely ill. Bob Schieffer said, "All of us are praying for the best, and our thoughts are with Walter's family." The host of CBS' "Face the Nation" and a longtime Cronkite colleague, Schieffer noted that he had no current news on Cronkite's condition.
He left the "Evening News" anchor desk in 1981, but after that kept a busy schedule both in journalistic and other activities.For 24 years, he served as onsite host for New Year's Day telecasts by the Vienna Philharmonic until ill health forced him to bow out earlier this year.

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