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Walter Cronkite says don't count out network newscasts just yet.(The Orlando Sentinel)
Byline: Hal Boedeker
When Walter Cronkite left the "CBS Evening News" in 1981, the media made a big deal. But Cronkite says NBC's Tom Brokaw has received the bigger sendoff before stepping down Wednesday night.
"That's perfectly legitimate," Cronkite says. "Brokaw has been there somewhat longer. And I think that his leadership over there, his popularity, his demeanor entitle him to the kind of coverage he's getting."
Cronkite had logged 19 years as anchor of the "CBS Evening News." Viewers tuned in March 6, 1981, to hear farewell from a journalist dubbed, by one poll, as the most trusted man in America.
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