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Update: CBSNews.com will broadcast the memorial service live on Wednesday September 9th beginning at 10:30 AM Eastern time
The Examiner.com has news on the memorial service to eulogize Walter Cronkite
This Wednesday September 9th, Manhattan’s Lincoln Center will be the center of attention as it houses the memorial service to eulogize Walter Cronkite, the legendary CBS News anchorman who died on July 17th of this year. The 10:30am service will spotlight Cronkite’s career and pay tribute to this legendary pioneer in broadcasting.
Jimmy Buffett will join a well respected group of people to pay his respects to his longtime friend. Other friends scheduled to honor Mr. Cronkite include President Obama, Bill Clinton and Astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Naturally his colleagues at CBS will play a major role in this homage to their colleague. Representing CBS news will be: Leslie Moonves, President and CEO, Katie Couric, Andy Rooney, Bob Schieffer and Tom Brokaw.
Friends of Mr. Cronkite noted his love of music, so much in fact that he actually learned to play the drums a few years back. In addition, apparently Mr. Cronkite was a closet Parrot Head and Dead Head as well. Jimmy Buffett and Cronkite were friends for many years. Their most recent visit was shortly before his death. Buffett played a few of his favorite songs for his friend on his ukulele at his home in Manhattan.
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September 9th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
C-span has a link to a 2.5 hour video of the memorial. Jimmy and mac begin playing at 24:00 minutes into it
http://cspan.org/Watch/Media/2009/09/09/HP/R/22932/Journalist+Walter+Cronkite+Remembered.aspx
September 11th, 2009 at 9:58 am
The event was spectacular. I had the honor of attending in person… ! of the 900 or so dignataries I was likely of of only 4 or 5 Parrotheads in attendance. Clinton was great, Obama was great (even if you are not an Obama fan…), the worst was Katie Couric , and the best by far were Tom Brokaw and Andy Rooney (and of course our beloved Jimmy). Mac looked great in a suit !
Sail on…
- skeeter
March 31st, 2010 at 11:53 am
I really don’t believe it. I hope Rooney is not injured for the world cup!
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