I am so sad with the news of Walter Cronkite's passing. Certainly one of a kind. At 46, I grew up watching him as the anchor and will specials. He was always my boyfriend or husband when playing dolls. Still to this days he is my "crush." If I was flipping channels and I heard his voice narrating something I always stopped to watch whatever it was. So much of our history is encompassed by him.

There is no other like him and never will be. He was so much more than someone who just read the news. God Bless You Walter Cronkite and rest in peace with your beloved Betsy.

And that's the was it is.

Tonight I lost another part of my childhood, one who made me think about and question the world when I watched him with my parents and discussed with them what he spoke about. Those discussions based on his news reports were some of the sparks that made me want to be a social scientist and teacher one day. Mr. Cronkite was an amazing reporter and anchor who set the standard for everyone who followed him.

Walter Cronkite was the newsman that everyone I knew trusted to tell us the news objectively and not slant it one way or the other. You never had any inkling of how he felt on any subject (except perhaps his enthusiasm for space) and he was always there – good news or bad Walter was the one to look to for the official news. With him 15 to 30 minutes of news gave you everything you needed to know and then some. No one has surpassed his role in American life since. The security he gave us in a very uncertain world was comforting and he will be missed – Cronkite was the very best.

What a great loss. The world has lost a legend.

No, no, no, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! I vaguely remember him anchoring the CBS Evening News not long before Dan Rather succeeded him; my late father had always watched Walter Cronkite & Dan Rather, & it is because of my father having watched these two men that I still watch the CBS Evening News to this day. I still have on VHS "Uncle Walter's" coverage of John Glenn's return to space, & I'm glad I do. I also remember the iconic video footage of his reaction to the JFK assassination. What a tremendous loss to us all. If it's any consolation, he was, after all, 92; he must have been SORELY needed up there in Heaven; & most important of all, he is now together forever with his beloved wife Nancy.

May you forever rest in peace, Uncle Walter.

My heart goes to Walter Cronkite's family, friends, CBS and collegues. I will miss him so much, I was proud of him what he had lot of his journal and Anchor desk. He was really hero durning the war. I am honor Walter was best reporter and anchor desk. My thought and prayers with Cronkite's families..... rest in peace.

Very sad news indeed. My mother was talking about Mr. Cronkite tonight and she said that although he was an objective newsman, his show of emotion and his work in the field is why people trusted him.

Maybe Mr. Cronkite's death will remind today's celebrity anchors what being a real journalist is all about.