Walter Cronkite said near death

[BigWill]

the last of the giants?
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[badandi]

If this is true ...

 

[Hornin Hong Kong]

very sad

 

[LITNIN HORN]

One of the Longhorn Eilte. I would love to read some of his 'Daily Texan' articles. His loss will be sad.

 

[l00p]

I have a feeling, or hope, that from the Daily Texan on to just about everybody in that business will have a ton of tributes and great deserving words for a true legend. Hopefully the DT will run a weeks worth of articles and accomplishments of his.

I recall at one time either in a link to Texags or an aggy here referred to the us getting the WhataBurger guy to do our "We're Texas" commercials. I am pretty sure it was a Texags link and they trounced on him. The man transcends the Texas and A&M thing, I think. It was cool to see them work this guy over some. Whataburger guy, lol. Not quite.

 

[mr. sunshine]

When I was a kid, I watched the CBS evening news with Walter Cronkite with my father almost every weekday. I really didn't care about the news that much, but there was just something special about watching and hearing him deliver it. My dad's attitude was that it wasn't news unless it came from Cronkite.

 

[RomaVicta]

He was the face of a great news organization. Great man.

His daughter was a radio personality in Austin during the 80s.

 

[RabidLonghorn]

God Bless Walter.

 

[CanaTigers]

One of the greatest media voices of all time.

 

[rickysrun]

Every profession has their greatest, he was jounalisms'.

 

[Third Coast]

One of the most respected and admired people in the history of our country. A great American that has led a great life.

It has been a hard lesson for me to learn personally, because I have known death as intimately as anyone can in my life, but I have come to believe that it is not a cause for sadness, but is in large part a release from the suffering in this world. Walter is 92 now and he deserves a break. My thoughts and prayers to all that will miss him.

 

[HornDawg1957]

Prayers for Walter and his family. He's had a long, great run.

 

[Texanne]

If ever anyone deserved one of these

it is Walter Cronkite. He is the face of the profession of journalism, and I can't help wondering if what it has become is killing him.

 

[GemStateJim]

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[RabidLonghorn]

How do we start a movement to have a statue of Walter on campus?

Were Texas

 

[TXSNOS]

 

[fly524]

What a great man, and great representative of our University. His "We're Texas" would not have been near as good with anyone else doing them.

God Bless you Walter.

 

[Wild Bill]

Prayers.

 

[bevo_daddy]

honestly didn't know he was still alive

still sad though

 

[Touchdown_Texas]

First, Farrah Fawcett, now Walter. Sad year for our greats. Hope they both stay strong.

 

[Longhorny630]

Can't imagine a better voice for the UT commercials. Whataburger guy just wouldn't be the same.

 

[Hornius Emeritus]

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[Lat22]

And that's the way it is.

 

[Nordberg]

Maybe they could combine them. "We're Texas. Just the way you like it."

 

[recycle bin]

I was in San Antonio for the SWC basketball tournament the night of his last broadcast. Prayers

 

[Bob in Houston]

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[HornHuskerDad]

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