Legendary CBS anchor Walter Cronkite dies at 92

Published July 16, 2009 4:00am ET



NEW YORK (AP) — A CBS executive says retired CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite, “the most trusted man in America,” has died at his home in New York. He was 92.

CBS vice president Linda Mason says Cronkite died at 7:42 p.m. after a long illness with his family by his side.

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