Walter Cronkite turns 90 years old today, and the renowned broadcaster has lost none of his lust for the news business.
After anchoring the "CBS Evening News" for nearly two decades, his famous stentorian voice can now be heard introducing one of his successors, Katie Couric.
Television news has changed greatly since Cronkite and Huntley-Brinkley ruled the evening news roost. But Cronkite said the anchor's job hasn't changed much.
"The purpose of the news program is to deliver the news," said Cronkite. "I think the three networks still do an excellent job of delivering the news, and some of the other [cable] networks as well."
So which broadcast does "Uncle Walter" watch?
"I bounce around a little bit," he said. "I think all the three major networks do a good job. I'm particularly fond of Jim Lehrer's report on public radio."
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