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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Cronkite 'Gravely Ill'

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(Newser) – Walter Cronkite, the legendary CBS News anchor and reporter, is “gravely ill,” sources tell Mediabistro columnist Gail Shister. The network began updating its obituary package for the 92-year-old last week, one added. Newsday’s Verne Gay writes that he, too, has heard the rumors: “Walter could be with us for years, but the latest reports are not good. He is in very, very bad shape.”

Larry King, left, stands next to Walter Cronkite, right, in a photo taken in 2007.
Larry King, left, stands next to Walter Cronkite, right, in a photo taken in 2007.   (AP Photo)
Walter Cronkite and Ken Burns are seen in a 2007 photo.
Walter Cronkite and Ken Burns are seen in a 2007 photo.   (AP Photo)
Walter Cronkite is seen in a 2007 photo.
Walter Cronkite is seen in a 2007 photo.   (AP Photo)
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DarkFrancis
Jun 18, 09 5:01 PM CDT
All hopes for recovery, but if you do shuffle off, sir, may it be in comfort and peace. Reply
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anchower
Jun 18, 09 6:52 PM CDT
Hear, hear.
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Circusdog
Jun 18, 09 5:52 PM CDT
And that's the way it is... Reply
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Mad
Jun 19, 09 2:59 AM CDT
Cronkite grew to regret that salutation
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Reader68188988
Jun 18, 09 6:21 PM CDT
one of the last of the real news guys. All of today's wannabes are faces reading what is in front of them, and not too well at that. My views of US expansionism were shaped by the kind of reporting you gave us, before we were red or blue states. Reply
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