Cronkite, authoritative anchor called ‘most trusted man in America,’ remembered as ‘an icon’

NEW YORK — The death of Walter Cronkite elicited tributes from colleagues, presidents past and present, world-famous astronauts and those who hoped in vain to fill his empty anchor chair, all honoring the avuncular face of TV journalism who became the “most trusted man in America.”

Walter Cronkite, Legendary CBS anchor dies at 92 of Cerebrovascular disease

Legendary CBS anchor Walter Cronkite dies at 92

Walter CronkiteNEW YORK — Walter Cronkite, the premier TV anchorman of the networks’ golden age who reported a tumultuous time with reassuring authority and came to be called “the most trusted man in America,” died Friday. He was 92.

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