Walter Cronkite, Iconic Anchor, Is Dead

Defined Role of Television Newscaster

By DOUGLAS MARTIN 18 minutes ago

Mr. Cronkite pioneered and then mastered the role of television news anchorman with such plain-spoken grace that he was called the most trusted man in America. He was a devoted Episcopalian.

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