A retired smart aleck who never commanded much public or private trust, asks the 5 a.m. Sage: Was the entire female population ‘ considered kind of shifty, back then,’ or was the entire female population ‘considered kind of shifty back then.’ ? Please discuss!
Late getting into my spam. (No idea why “Stories” keeps showing up there weekly).
Anyway, thanks for another gem of a tale- a fascinating, but understated weaving of the down to earth character into a larger than life personality the Greatest Generation & us Boomers gratefully shared.
Another treat from your creative pen, and another rich offering that deserves the broadest possible reading!!
Wow. Walter Cronkite leaves a lasting personal impression on you and your life lesson here served you well. Sorry you had to miss Woodstock and got this interview…you won!
Love everything about this one. What an incredible and fortunate experience to interview this iconic TV journalist. Makes me proud, too, to have worked at the news service that Walter Cronkite trusted. Very, very cool.
When I worked at ABC Radio in the 1980s, we would often get conflicting news on the wires. Our newsroom refrain on anything international was, "Wait for Reuters." It's one of the many reasons I always wanted to work for Reuters. And that's the way it was.
Nice story. I miss Walter! I love it when they use clips of him in Movies.....like Apollo 13.
A retired smart aleck who never commanded much public or private trust, asks the 5 a.m. Sage: Was the entire female population ‘ considered kind of shifty, back then,’ or was the entire female population ‘considered kind of shifty back then.’ ? Please discuss!
Late getting into my spam. (No idea why “Stories” keeps showing up there weekly).
Anyway, thanks for another gem of a tale- a fascinating, but understated weaving of the down to earth character into a larger than life personality the Greatest Generation & us Boomers gratefully shared.
Another treat from your creative pen, and another rich offering that deserves the broadest possible reading!!
Cudos, friend!!
Thanks for this, Mr. B. Brought back wonderful memories of watching the news with my dad.
I'm glad, Anne-Marie....
Wouldn't poor Walter just poop his pants over something like FOX "news"!
Wow! Glad you landed in Reuters. Speed, accuracy and source. Bet you didn't refer to your paper as Knickers when you got to Fleet Street.
Damned good lessons Bob.
We baby boomers are the last now to have seen Cronkite do the nightly news. Wild.
Wow! Great story. Love Albany centric pieces. I keep wondering if I also attended that zoning meeting. I know I didn’t make it to Woodstock…
Wow. Walter Cronkite leaves a lasting personal impression on you and your life lesson here served you well. Sorry you had to miss Woodstock and got this interview…you won!
Nice article. I enjoyed reading it.
Love everything about this one. What an incredible and fortunate experience to interview this iconic TV journalist. Makes me proud, too, to have worked at the news service that Walter Cronkite trusted. Very, very cool.
Very cool, indeed. Do you know how lucky we were?
When I worked at ABC Radio in the 1980s, we would often get conflicting news on the wires. Our newsroom refrain on anything international was, "Wait for Reuters." It's one of the many reasons I always wanted to work for Reuters. And that's the way it was.
We pretty much had it all...
love it!