This was the news with the master of news broadcasts, Walter Cronkite. I grew up watching him on weekly programs like You Are There and The Twentieth Century. He had a magnificent voice and he embodied the role. When I graduated from university and lived through the Nixon and Watergate years, it was Walter Cronkite I tuned to for the news. I felt that the audience was getting the best American journalism could offer. He was often popping up at political conventions as the head of a team of competent journalists but he was the boss. I always watched CBS over the others. It was rated the No.1 broadcast company at the time and it always came across that way. Roger Mudd was a very good replacement when Cronkite was on leave. I preferred him to Dan Rather, who actually replaced Cronkite when he stepped down as the anchor. When Dan Rather took over, it wasn't the same...so strong was Walter Cronkite's persona. So there it is! My rating is a perfect ten. No hesitation.
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