The title of a recently released Yahoo! article is "Legendary CBS anchor Walter Cronkie dies at 92". The key word in this title is "Legendary". Although this is very sad, we can appreciate the fact that Cronkite lived a long and productive life and had a long, productive and distinguished career.

The first sentence is: "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" has died". Although times were "tumultuous" or, in layman's terms, hard, Cronkite reported with "authority" which sounds like a hard word but this word is softened by "gentle".

Tributes pourd in for Cronkite from across the journalism spectrum. Morely Safer, a longtime correspondent of the CBS investigative program "60 Minutes", hailed Cronkite as "the father of television news". Safer added that "The trust that viewers placed in him was based on the recognition of his FAIRNESS, HONESTY and STRICT OBJECTIVITY". In other words, Kronkite wasn't biased.

"...and of course his long experience AS A SHOE-LEATHER REPORTER covering everything from local politics to World War II and its aftermath in the Soviet Union". Cronkite had a diverse portfolio.

"HE WAS A GIANT OF JOURNALISM and privately, one of the funniest and happiest people I've ever met". Kronkite took his work seriously, but he also knew how to have a good time.

According to former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw, "What was so remarkable about it was that he was not only in the midst of so many great stories, he as also the managing editor of CBS News AND THE MANAGING EDITOR FOR AMERICA. WALTER ALWAYS MADE US BETTER. He set the bar so high". The main theme is "Walter always made us better". Journalism, like almost everything else in life, requires teamwork. It's certainly not a one-man show.

According ro CBS chief executive Leslie Moonves, "He was a geat broadcaster and A GENTLEMAN whose EXPERIENCE, HONESTY, PROFESSIONALISM and STYLE defined the role of anchor and commentator". Cronkite wasn't just a part of journalism. He was journalism.

President Obama also heaped praise on Cronkite: "HE INVITED US TO BELIEVE IN HIM and he never let us down. This country has lost AN ICON and a dear friend and he will be truly missed". Cronkite was a broadcasting giant and a legend. Obama also praised Cronkite for his team spirit and how people seemed to feed off of his enthusiasm, passion and zeal.

Former astronaut Neil Armstrong released the following statement after learning of Cronkite's passing: "He had a passion for human space exploration, AN ENTHUSIASM THAT WAS CONTAGIOUS and THE TRUST OF HIS AUDIENCE. He will be missed" deeply. There are few things that can beat "an enthusiasm that was contagious and the trust of his audience". Cronkite covered Armstrong's moonwalk along with another former astronaut, Buzz Aldrin

According to "60 Minues" executive producer Jeff Fager, who started his CBS career when Cronkite resigned as anchor of the CBS Evening News, "He was the most trusted man in America AND HE WAS A REPORTER. Imagine who we could say that about today?" Very few people. We shouldn't be throwing around the word 'great',, but when it comes to journalism/reporting, Walter Cronkite was 'great'.

According to "Face the Nation" moderator Bob Schieffer, "Walter was who I anted to be when I grew up. He set a standard fpr all of us. He made television news what it became. WE'LL NEVER SEE HIS LIKE AGAIN". There was no one who could compare with Cronkite in the first place.

Current CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric broke he news of Cronkite's passing during an episode of "Ghost Whisperer": "We were all worried about when this day would come. He was so revered and beloved here...HE WAS A PERSONIFICATION OF INTEGRITY AND DECENCY AND HUMANITY".

ABC's Charlie Gibson said that "Walter Cronkite was and always will be THE GOLD STANDARD. His OBJECTIVITY, his EVENHANDEDNESS (and) his news judgment are all great examples".

Cronkite passed away after battling cerebralvascular disease, a brain disorder, for several years, leaving behind 3 children and 4 grandchildren. Saying that he will be greatly missed is a severe understatement but besides sending our condolences to his family, this is all we can say. It's up to us now to carry on his legacy. Rest in peace, Mr. Cronkite. He is the sixth journalist to leave us this decade after NBC's David Bloom (deep vein thrombosis: 2003), ABC's Peter Jennings (lung cancer: 2005), NBC's Tim Russert (heart failure: 2007), former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow (colon cancer: 2008) and longtime ABC commentator John McWethy (2008; skiing accident)