And that’s the way it was
Posted on July 18th, 2009 by Deborah Potter
When Walter Cronkite anchored the CBS Evening News, his trademark sign-off was sometimes criticized as an overstatement. How could he end each broadcast, “And that’s the way it is,” when his 30-minute program only provided a brief glimpse of the day’s events?
Cronkite admitted that a network newscast was at best a headline service. As he [...]
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