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Westfield Remembers Walter Cronkite
Remembering the legendary CBS anchorman, who passed away Friday evening.
On Friday evening, former CBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite passed away at his Manhattan home. Westfield Patch talked with people gathered at the Memorial Pool on Saturday afternoon to hear thoughts on the passing of the respected journalist.
Question
What are your thoughts on the death of Walter Cronkite?
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Answers
"I think he was a good journalist." Quinn Clarke-Magrab
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"He was the best newsman ever. He was objective in reporting the news and not partisan. His personal views never came into his reporting." Kevin Vedder
"He was before my time. I don't remember him being on the news." Bill McKinney
"It's tragic. He shaped our society by what we heard." Derek Evans
"Growing up, he was the newsman of our era. That's who I remember growing up watching on TV." Ron Zello
"Walter was an icon of the 20th century. It is a tragedy." Daniel Moore
"He was well respected and did a lot of good work in his industry." Paul Borner Du Cane
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