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Cronkite biographer calls him ‘TV conscience’

By Frazier Moore
Published June 5, 2012 3:16pm ET
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Cronkite biographer calls him ‘TV conscience’
FILE - This July 1, 1952 file photo provided by CBS shows TV Washington newsman Walter Cronkite. In "Cronkite," a biography by Douglas Brinkley, the CBS Newsman emerges as the intrepid newshound upon whom was thrust the unsought mantle of "most trusted man in America" and who never betrayed that public trust. (AP Photo/CBS, File) | Anonymous

NEW YORK (AP) — Walter Cronkite’s power was considerable and he used it for good. He flourished in the bargain and lived a heck of a life.

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