Well, as we've seen with Dan Rather, dignified retirement is out of the question.
Now his predecessor on the CBS Evening News, 91-year-old Walter Cronkite, is returning to television, on the appropriately named Retirement Living TV.
For those of you under 30, this guy used to be a big deal. Since he left CBS, he's gone on to become a bitter lefty crank.
Walter Cronkite, the former anchor of the “CBS Evening News,” will contribute weekly editorials to the start-up channel Retirement Living TV.
Mr. Cronkite’s first commentary will be shown on Nov. 20 during the channel’s signature show, “Daily Cafe,” a two-hour talk-and-variety program in the afternoon.
This morning’s announcement caps more than two months of negotiations between the 91-year-old Mr. Cronkite and the one-year-old channel, which is designed for people 55 and older.
In September, The New York Times reported that Mr. Cronkite “would be the highest-profile hire for the channel.” Mr. Cronkite’s son Chip works for Retirement Living TV, which is based in Columbia, Md.
In his “Cronkite Commentaries,” he will comment on topics like the presidential primaries, political party conventions and environmental issues, the channel said in a news release.
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