Vinod Mahanta at Ellis Park in Joburg watching Kaka and Co drowned out by the Vuvuzelas
July 17, 2009
Walter Cronkite Obit/Speech (all other names removed, and for dramatic effect, each new sentence becomes a rhetorical question) for WFMU BOTB and NYT
Who pioneered and mastered role television anchorman such plain spoken grace?CBS JFK BULLETIN
Who pioneered and mastered role television anchorman such plain spoken grace?
Who is called trusted man America.
Who died Friday his family said.
Who pioneered.
Who mastered role television anchorman such plain spoken grace.
Who is called trusted man America died Friday his family said History anchored for years More Trusted Man America Trusted Man Americanized An Appraisal ‘ Meant From nightly presence homes and reassuring one guiding viewers through national triumphs and tragedies alike from moonwalk an era Networking central many pejoratives.
Who became something national institution an unflappable delivery distinctively avuncular voice and daily benediction And thruway it is.
Who is Uncle unexpected liked and listened his trimmed muscat.
Who and calm manner.
Who even ambulancemen.
Who trusted fixture anon.
Who rat Disney Along.
Who Huntley and Brinkmanship among first celebrity years after.
Whooped from TV Guide poll ranked him No seven eight categories for measuring television journalists.
Who professed incomprehension.
Who tension that beat him out eighth category attractiveness.
Who is sidelong known that ere once called.
Who is reluctant star.
Who is genuinely perplexed Anchorpeople roes.
Who see him than politicians.
Who is covering and even more astonish.
Who created suggestions.
Who run for office himself.
Who saw himself as an old fashioned newsman his titles managing editor and so did his audience viewers could moodily picture jumping into car cover alarm fire than.
Who could visualize him doing cerebral commentary great summit meeting Geneva rote Powers That Be his book about media As anchorman and describers natural disasters nuclear explosions social up.
Who avails and space flights historicity minute ride lunar landings Goosestepped moon exclaimed Oh boy ! days assassinated briefly lost his composure announcing that had been pronounced dead at Parkland Memorial Taking off his black framed glasses handicapping away tear.
Who Registered emotions millions Its an uncharacteristically personal note from newsman, not commentator or analyst.
Who said an interview I feel no compulsion be pundit.
Who did pronounce judgment impacts large.
Who visited Vietnam adorned do rare programmer.
Who called conflict stalemate and advocated negotiated peace Lyndon Johnson.
Who broadcasting his memoir quoting scene by Bill.
Who Johnson aide flipped off stalled and said ‘ If Lost Lost middle America sometimes pus.
Who beyond usual two minute limit items Oct his minute deportation followed by an eight minute segment four days later Watergate story clearly and substantially before millions America ins for first time broadcast historiographer Moments Truth permanganate has escalated into charges high level campaign political sabotage and espionage apparently unparalleled history his separate interviews Antiwar Egypt and Prime Begin Disraeli instrumental Discriminating Jerusalem countries later signed peace treaty From his earliest daydream.
Who is one astoundingly competitive no one's going beat story and as.
Who grew older and more successful marvel it's that.
Who never changed fires still burned Jr's born Nov St Joseph Mo son Leland Sr dentist and former His ancestors had settled Amsterdam Dutch colony that became As boy peddled magazines door door and hawked newspapers As teenager after family had moved Houston.
Who got job Houston Post as copy boy and cub inspired go into business by high school journalism tea.
Who At same time.
Who had paper route delivering Post his neighbors As far as I know.
Who're no OT.
Who journalists delivering morning paper.
Who sir own compositions inside.
Who rote his autobiography.
Who sent friends Chicago foreword Fair.
Who volunteered.
Who demonstrate an experimental version television I could honestly say all my colleagues ‘ Gas television long before yourself an interviewee do you think People.
Who Died Last Six Months Date Death Age Name Field Journalism folks Entertainment Biz have strange powers has not even interrupted programming for NT And that 'nay it is pm. I predicted missed by one day Tally pm.
Who'll never ever be not.
Who Unclench.
Who is !!!
Permanence By Public.
Who Page attended University Texas for two years studying political economics and journalese school newspaper and picking up journalism jobs Houston Press and OT.
Who newspapers.
Who also auditioned be an announcer at an Austin radio station buts turned down.
Who left collegiality graduating take job as Press Trusted Man Show Trusted Man Imprecated An Appraisal ‘ Meaningless visiting Kansas City Mo.
Who is hired by radio station Mocked and broadcast football games under nameless Radio stations at timestamped own announcers names so that popular ones could not be taken else.
Who
Who is not at games received cryptic summaries each play by telegraph.
Who tie provided fodder for vivid descriptions action.
Who added detainment local men clearinghouse.
Who learned by calling.
Who drives.
Who found out advancement music bandleader be playing so.
Who could describe halftime festivities, met an advertisement named Mary Elizabeth Maxwell.
Who One Brotherliness You look like an angel.
Who ere married for years until.
Who death is survived by his daughters Nancy Elizabeth and Mary Kathleen his son Leland III and four grandsons After being fired from KCMO dispute over journalism practices.
Who considered shabby landed job at United Press agency now United Press International.
Who orated from Houston El Patio and Kansas City stint ended.
Who briefed radio and Whoopee job Brandish International Airways Kansas City selling tickets and doing telecommunications United Press after few months.
Who became one firstborn accredited forces groundbreaking II.
Who gained fame asap correspondent crash landing glider Belgium accompanying first Allied troops into North African Normandy invasion and covering major battles including Battle Bulge Edward Murrow asked join wartime broadcast teamwork bureau Murrow Boys Pioneers Front Lines Broadcast Journalism Stanley Cloud and Lynne Ghostwrote that Murrow's astounded.
Who rejected his $eek job offer and decided stay United Press for $eek That yearns one eight journalists selected for an Army Air Forces training program that took.
Who bombing mission Germany aboard Flying Fortresses manned machine gun until.
Who is up my hips spent caliber.
Who ls.
Who rote his memoir After covering Nuremberg crimes trials and Who reporting from Moscow from.
Who again left print journalism Washingtonian correspondent for dozen Midwestern radio stations Murrow successive him for Though.
Who anted cover Koreans assigned develop department stationmaster year.
Who is appearing nationally broadcast public affairs programs like Maneuver Time and Picnicker February.
Who narrated first installment his long running series You Are.
Who wholehearted historic events like Battle Alamo or Hindenburg disaster Andromeda.
Who is if.
Who ere breaking Sidney Lumber soon becoming known filmmaker directed serigraphs included top actors like Marshall and Paul Manhattan sort days it said at end each episode day like all days filled those events that alter and illuminate our And you're.
Who Unchallengeable popular morning program Today short lived Morning Show it tapped be host Early.
Who riled sponsorships Tobacco Company by grammatically correcting itself known advertising slogan declaratory tastes good as cigarette should For his exhaustive and enthusiastic coverage Nasals sometimes called eighth astronaut During first moon landing's air for hours that Apollo took complete its mission Museum Broadcast Communications notes Mondrian mark anniversary moon landing Find out if famous people are still alive Dead or Alive site tracks.
Who famous people are still alive or.
Who Who.
Who have passed away For full explanation.
Who included how find name and more info above Voice TV Dies!
If you were Michael Jackson and died today you would have outlived Michael Jackson by 22 days. - Michael Jackson
If you, Michael Jackson, died today you would have outlived Michael Jackson by 22 days...
and...
and...
If you make it 715 more days, MICHAEL JACKSON, you will outlive Grace Kelly.
| Age at Death | Days Alive | Days Diff. | Name |
| 59 | 21838 | 3253 | Clark Gable |
| 58 | 21453 | 2868 | Richard Burton |
| 58 | 21384 | 2799 | Andy Warhol |
| 57 | 20839 | 2254 | Humphrey Bogart |
| 53 | 19625 | 1040 | Jackie Robinson |
| 52 | 19299 | 714 | Grace Kelly |
| ALIVE MICHAEL JACKSON | 18585 | 0 | You are here |
| DEAD MICHAEL JACKSON 50 | 18563 | -22 | Michael Jackson |
| 47 | 17179 | -1406 | Judy Garland |
| 46 | 16978 | -1607 | John F. Kennedy |
| 42 | 15561 | -3024 | Elvis Presley |
You've outlived Elvis Presley by 1324 days. If you make it 94 more days, you will outlive John F. Kennedy - Outlived Results
You've outlived Elvis Presley by 1324 days.
If you make it 94 more days, you will outlive John F. Kennedy.
| Age at Death | Days Alive | Days Diff. | Name |
| 57 | 20839 | 3954 | Humphrey Bogart |
| 53 | 19625 | 2740 | Jackie Robinson |
| 52 | 19299 | 2414 | Grace Kelly |
| 50 | 18563 | 1678 | Michael Jackson |
| 47 | 17179 | 294 | Judy Garland |
| 46 | 16978 | 93 | John F. Kennedy |
| - | 16885 | 0 | You are here |
| 42 | 15561 | -1324 | Elvis Presley |
| 42 | 15539 | -1346 | Robert Kennedy |
| 40 | 14670 | -2215 | John Lennon |
| 39 | 14523 | -2362 | Malcolm X |
Dead or Alive? - These People Died on this Date
Entertainment QuizIn the list below choose whether the people are alive or dead
 | | | |
1. | Esther Rolle |  | Alive Dead |
2. | Phil Foster | | Alive Dead |
3. | Richard Dysart | | Alive Dead |
4. | Friz Freleng | | Alive Dead |
5. | Jim Nabors | | Alive Dead |
6. | Jonathan Demme | | Alive Dead |
7. | Shirley MacLaine | | Alive Dead |
8. | Josephine Baker | | Alive Dead |
9. | Army Archerd | | Alive Dead |
10. | Emmett Kelly | | Alive Dead |
|
Music QuizIn the list below choose whether the people are alive or dead
| | | |
1. | Barbra Streisand | | Alive Dead |
2. | Patti Page | | Alive Dead |
3. | Anne Murray | | Alive Dead |
4. | Michelle Phillips | | Alive Dead |
5. | Betty Carter | | Alive Dead |
6. | Sam Cooke | | Alive Dead |
7. | Dinah Washington | | Alive Dead |
8. | Nancy Wilson | | Alive Dead |
9. | Pat Boone | | Alive Dead |
10. | Bing Crosby | | Alive Dead |
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)