Walter Cronkite , the American newscaster who was a household name in television journalism, has died at the age of 92, according to media reports. Cronkite died after a long battle with cerebrovascular disease. Walter Cronkite in 2006 From 1962 to 1981, Cronkite anchored the CBS Evening News, and in that capacity reported the Kennedy assassination in 1963, the 1969 landing of the Apollo 11 astronauts on the Moon, and the 1974 Resignation of Richard Nixon to millions of Americans. As an editorial journalist, Cronkite's powerful criticisms of the Vietnam War reportedly moved then-president Lyndon Johnson to say, "If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost Middle America." He will be remembered by some for his customary signoff, "and that's the way it is...", which ended most of his broadcasts. Also, his addition of "day..." counting up the days of the Iranian hostage crisis inspired a similar practice on Countdown with Keith Olbermann . Cronkite's career began in radio in the 1930s in Houston , Texas. Joining UPI in 1939 as a war correspondent, he covered the Nuremberg war crimes trials following World War II. Cronkite's rise to television prominence began with the 1952 Republican National Convention . The term "news anchor" was coined to describe his role in the coverage. After retiring in 1981, Cronkite remained active and prominent in the media, advising an eponymous journalism school at Arizona State University , writing books, recording voice-overs for the film Apollo 13 , and making guest appearances on the newsroom-based sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Murphy Brown . Cronkite was also an avid sailor.
 , the American newscaster who was a household name in television journalism, has died at the age of 92, according to media reports. Cronkite died after a long battle with cerebrovascular disease. Walter Cronkite in 2006 From 1962 to 1981, Cronkite anchored the Evening News, and in that capacity reported the in 1963, the 1969 landing of the astronauts on the Moon, and the 1974 to millions of Americans. As an editorial journalist, Cronkite's powerful criticisms of the reportedly moved then-president to say, "If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost Middle America." He will be remembered by some for his customary signoff, "and that's the way it is...", which ended most of his broadcasts. Also, his addition of "day..." counting up the days of the inspired a similar practice on . Cronkite's career began in radio in the 1930s in , Texas. Joining in 1939 as a war correspondent, he covered the following World War II. Cronkite's rise to television prominence began with the . The term "news anchor" was coined to describe his role in the coverage. After retiring in 1981, Cronkite remained active and prominent in the media, advising an eponymous at , writing books, recording voice-overs for the film , and making guest appearances on the newsroom-based sitcoms and . Cronkite was also an avid sailor.
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