Reporter's Life - Hardcover

Walter Cronkite

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0756793270 ISBN 13: 9780756793272

Publisher: Diane Pub Co, 1996

Synopsis

Walter Cronkite, known as the most trusted man in America, has written his life story -- the personal & professional odyssey of the original ''anchorman,'' for whom that very word was coined. Cronkite has set a standard for integrity, objectivity, enthusiasm, compassion & insight. He is a direct link with the people & places that have defined our nation & established its unique role in the world. But Cronkite is also the man who loved to drive race cars, as well as the man whose ''softheartedness knows no rational bounds,'' Cronkite helped launch the juggernaut of TV, & tried to imbue it with his own respect for quality & ethics. Americans know that for decades they have had the privilege of getting their news from a gentleman of the highest caliber. Photos.

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Review

Cronkite's prose has the same stately cadences as that famous voice, reinforcing the grandfatherly persona that made him America's most trusted anchorman until his retirement in 1981. He also has a dry sense of humor, so his memoirs are dignified rather than pompous. Chapters on the early days of radio and television broadcasting are colorful; the more episodic later portions contain some good anecdotes, plus a frank account of Cronkite's dismay at the direction CBS News took under Van Gordon Sauter. Just the book you'd expect from Uncle Walter.

From the Publisher

Just some of the praise for Walter Cronkite's reading:

"It's the reading only [Cronkite] could give"
- Arizona Daily Star

"This memoir par excellence . . . read in his steady style, is a pleasure and a reminder that there is a better way. Mr. Cronkite, why didn't you ever run for President?"
- BookPage

Edition details

• Publisher: Diane Pub Co
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0756793270
• ISBN 13: 9780756793272
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384