Former CBS anchor 'Uncle Walter' Cronkite dead at 92
Walter Cronkite, the CBS anchorman known as "Uncle Walter" for his easygoing, measured delivery and "the most trusted man in America" for his rectitude and gravitas, died Friday night in his New York home, CBS reported.

Cronkite was 92.

"Walter was always more than just an anchor. He was someone we could trust to guide us through the most important issues of the day; a voice of certainty in an uncertain world," President Obama said in a statement Friday.

"He was family. He invited us to believe in him, and he never let us down. This country has lost an icon and a dear friend, and he will be truly missed."

His career spanned much of the 20th century, as well as the first decade of the 21st.

IMO this man had more of an impact to American lives than Michael Jackson yet he will have 1/50th of the coverage.

I actually think you guys have it backwards in your attempts to look like wise old men decrying the sad state of our society. I'd argue that Michael Jackson had far more of an "impact" overall on a variety of fronts than Cronkite.

The president spoke on the death of one, but not the other. That should tell you something.

and then say because no one today knows who he is, he's not as big or had as lasting an impact as Jackson.

I didn't say anything about timeframes or who did what when. I just made a flat statement that Jackson probably had a lot more influence than Cronkite.