On A Pale Horse

What few times we sat around the dinner table together we were sure to have on our little 4" black & white T.V. not to miss Walter Cronkite and the CBS news. I loved that man it seemed like he genuianely cared about world events and happenings and telling this to countless, faceless Americans glued in front of the boob-tube. But all good things come to an end, Cronkite retired in March 1981 leaving us with the frumpy Roger Mudd. Evening news wasn't that interesting anymore. That was until Peter Jennings came on to the scene. He had a clear, calming voice that made me want to listen to every word that he uttered. The nightly world news became intriging again...I wanted to listen to what was going on outside our borders. Best of all, he always seemed to have a grin on his face like he was holding back on letting everyone else in on the joke. His humor came out during his interview on Stern as well as his March 2005 guest spot on 'The Daily Show'.
In April of this year he announced to the world that he had be diagnosed with lung cancer. Ten days after his 67 birthday he passed away My deepest sympathies for his wife and two children.

July 29, 1938 - August 7, 2005
RIP

Labels: 1938 births, 2005 August deaths, cancer, news, television

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