Showing posts with label walter cronkite. Show all posts
Showing posts with label walter cronkite. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Katie Couric does anal

I honestly can't fathom how CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric can look at herself in the mirror when the first five minutes of last night's broadcast blathered on about Tiger Woods and his purported return to golf. Walter Cronkite must be rolling in his grave. Ah, well - when the apocalypse comes down upon us, Couric will have to answer to Zombie-Cronkite...though I can't imagine the outcome of that encounter being any less pleasant than this:

Sunday, July 26, 2009

"The Cronkite Chili Steak"

"[Walter Cronkite] liked the crowd at McGarvey's and talking about sailing. People treated him just as another sailor, and I was proud of that," Ashford said. "He really was hard to get to sit still for very long. He had lots of energy and wanted to either be sailing or out in boatyards looking at boats."

He recounts the often-told tale about the broadcaster's menu dilemma, when he wasn't sure whether he wanted a steak or a bowl of chili, so he ordered both.

"He dumped the chili on the steak, and for a while we had the Cronkite chili steak on the menu. Only one person ever ordered it, so we quietly dropped it," he said, laughing.