Well, I grew up during his era of TV anchorship; back then we had 2 or 3 TV channels only; most families all across American watched the SAME shows - Wagon Train, Ponderosa, Mary Tyler Moore...
Most families watched the news in the evening with Walter Cronkite, as our fathers sat with their beer or drink after coming home from work and our mothers prepared dinner as we kids set the table.
We trusted what we heard, and he reported the news as objectively as he could. He was as familiar to our routine as watching our own fathers walk through the door. I'll never forget his announcement of Kennedy's death - his emotion was so totally uncharacteristic of his reporting (and uncharacteristic of most men during those times).
Supposedly the only time he expressed a subjective opinion on a subject was after he travelled to Viet Nam with Lyndon Johnson.
I miss the warm and fuzzy feeling of listening to Walter every night. At least he was fortunate to live a long and productive, satisfying life. How many can do that? RIP Walter Cronkite