What was the cause of death for journalist Walter Cronkite?
Walter Cronkite, the legendary TV news anchor once known as the “most trusted man in America,” has died at the age of 92. Cronkite anchored the CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981 with his trademark sign-off, “And that’s the way it is…” The Huffington Post had the privilege of posting blogs from Cronkite. Read them here. The White House issued the following statement from President Obama: For decades, Walter Cronkite was the most trusted voice in America. His rich baritone reached millions of living rooms every night, and in an industry of icons, Walter set the standard by which all others have been judged. He was there through wars and riots, marches and milestones, calmly telling us what we needed to know. And through it all, he never lost the integrity he gained growing up in the heartland. But 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.
Death of Walter Cronkite hits home for Arizona By Associated Press Saturday, July 18, 2009 PHOENIX — The death of legendary CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite on Friday hit close to home for students and professors at Arizona State University’s journalism school, which was named in honor of “the most trusted man in America.” Cronkite died at age 92 at his home in New York with his family by his side after a long illness, said his longtime chief of staff, Marlene Adler. She said the cause of death was cerebral vascular disease. Cronkite became a staple in American homes from 1962 to 1981, when stories ranged from the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to racial and anti-war riots, Watergate and the Iranian hostage crisis. ASU’s journalism school was named in his honor in 1984 after the owner of the CBS affiliate in Phoenix contacted Cronkite to help the program. “He put ASU journalism on the map,” Cronkite school Dean Christopher Callahan said.
