The Buckets by Greg Cravens for March 30, 2017

And that’s the way it is, Thursday March 30, 2017.

I read a book way back in the 70’s that had David Brinkly as a Superman type hero

He was from the planet Cronk, his only weakness was Cronkite

I missed Chet Humphrey and David Brinkley.

You and me both Granpa.

Amen

At the time over at ABC they put Roone Arledge from sports in charge of news. He decided that news should be entertainment too. No more integrity. CBS and the other networks followed suit and the news has been lousy ever since. Cronkite must be rolling over in his grave to see the state it is in now.

We all miss him. At least those of us old enough to know who he was.

I miss Walter Cronkite too. Modern network news broadcasts ,and that includes the news channels, resemble reality shows more than they resemble the news.

BBC was world news and PBS news have reasonable reporting. And no pharmaceutical commercials!

Action Walter Cronkite…

Let’s face it, a guy with Cronkite’s integrity would not survive for long in today’s ratings-driven 24-hour news world.

Probably right, inquire. same goes for Humphrey and Brinkley.

…and women anchors who are not shrink-wrapped and dressed for date night at the Hotsy-Totsy Klub; and, PLEASE HEAVEN!, weather reporters who know the that “south and west” is NOT “southwest.”

Uncle Walter with tears of joy for the moon landing and with tears of sadness for JFK’s murder — two great moments in history.

What, nobody mentions John Cameron Swayze? But not for the Timex commercials.

Get on Youtube and watch all the “What’s My Line?” you want, then click on some Jack Paar. Just like old times.