NEW YORK — CBS isn’t commenting on reports that veteran newsman Walter Cronkite is gravely ill.
The former anchor of “The CBS Evening News,” who has been ailing for some time, has reportedly taken a turn for the worse, according to TVNewser and other online sites. CBS News spokesman Kevin Tedesco had no comment.
But on Friday, Cronkite’s assistant, Cynthia Dicrocco, told ‘s The Names Blog that “his condition is being grossly exaggerated.”
“He’s dealing with the challenges of being a 92-year-old man,” she said.
Dicrocco told the blog that Cronkite had been ill recently but is recuperating at home in New York.
She wouldn’t reveal the nature of Cronkite’s illness.
The face of CBS News for more than two decades, Cron kite was named “the most trusted man in America” in a 1972 “trust index” survey.
He left the “Evening News” anchor desk in 1981, but after that kept a busy schedule in journalistic and other activities.
