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Article: LEGEND WALTER CRONKITE DIES AT 92.(Main)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- July 18, 2009
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Walter Cronkite's voice provided the backdrop for many of America's best, brightest, saddest and most trying moments, and the bonds of trust he forged across three decades with millions of CBS News viewers remain the unattainable gold standard of his profession.
Cronkite died Friday at 92 at his Manhattan home, surrounded his family, according to his longtime chief of staff, Marlene Adler. She told The Associated Press said the cause of death was cerebral vascular disease. His son, Chip, told The New York Times that the cause was complications of dementia.
CBS has scheduled a prime-time special, "That's the Way it Was: Remembering Walter Cronkite," for ...