Peter Cronkite, Grandson of Walter Cronkite, Dead at 22
Peter Cronkite, the 22-year-old grandson of the late, great TV newsman Walter Cronkite, was found dead in a dorm building at his college over the weekend. He took his own life.
Aaron Sorkin's Daddy Issue
The Newsroom, Aaron Sorkin's new television show for HBO, has a lot of obvious problems, dissected at length here and elsewhere. But the show at least nailed its reverence for broadcast journalism of yore, if you believe official Gawker Newsroom episode recapper Dan Rather. Murrow, Cronkite, Huntley, Brinkley, and,…
Washington Post Discovers Concept of 'Links'
In your throwback Thursday media column: WaPo reporters now required to learn about the "internet," UK tabloid journalists are unpopular, Walter Cronkite's nepotistic legacy, The Onion is leaving NYC, and Scotland Yard is coming for your video footage.
Tory Burch Seals the Deal in Southampton
• Tory Burch has a new place to call home in Southampton. The fashion designer/socialite has closed on the deal to buy the late Howard Gittis' 14-acre estate on Ox Pasture Lane. The 14-acre property, which Burch went into contract to buy in September, sold for $32.5 million. (Update: The Post has since corrected its…
Morgan Freeman to Finally Bring Some Dignity to CBS Evening News
God—no, sorry, Morgan Freeman—will replace Walter Cronkite as the guy who introduces Katie Couric with his ghost voice on the CBS Evening News. Did you know...
Jon Stewart: A Decade in Review
As the 2000s become the 2010s, we all feel a little bit different and older, even if we can't see it. Not so for the liberal's Walter Cronkite, Jon Stewart.
Richard Gere Finds a Buyer
• It looks like Richard Gere has finally unloaded his spread at Julian Schnabel's Palazzo Chupi. The 3.500-square-foot space, which Gere bought for $13 million in 2007 and listed for $17.995 million in 2008, has reportedly sold for $12 million to an unidentified buyer. [NYT]
• John Novogratz, a senior managing…
Interior Designer Sells Bank Street Townhouse
• Interior designer James Huniford (left) has sold his townhouse at 26 Bank Street. The 3,822-square-foot home, which Huniford bought for $5.18 million in 2005 and listed for $8.2 million in June, sold for $7.25 million to Jocelyn C. White and Annabel Catherine White. [Cityfile]
• Former Dateline co-anchor Stone…
The Story Behind Walter Cronkite's Destroyed FBI File
Last month, we found out the FBI destroyed a file on Walter Cronkite despite its obligation to retain historically significant records. Gawker has learned that the file involved an extortion investigation. What is it with CBS luminaries and extortion, anyway?
Walter Cronkite's Missing FBI File
This search slip shows the destroyed file—"HQ 9-57023"—and several others that Cronkite's name shows up in, according to the FBI's filing system. One of them—"NY 145-3591"—appears to have been an obscenity investigation.
Whoopi Goes to Jersey; Hedge Funder Settles on UWS
• Whoopi Goldberg is headed to Jersey. Two months after she put her Soho loft on the market for $3.99 million (which still happens to be up for sale, incidentally) comes word that the comedienne and View co-host has picked up a 9,486-square foot Colonial on 2.4 acres in West Orange, NJ. Originally listed for $2.999…
Why Did the FBI Destroy Walter Cronkite's FBI File?
Two years ago, the FBI destroyed documents that "may have" contained information about Walter Cronkite. What documents? We don't know. Why were they destroyed? Good question!
Condé Cuts, Leno's Debut & Falling Ratings
• The bad news for Condé Nast now that McKinsey has finished up its summer-long review: Editors and publishers at the company may be asked to trim their budgets by as much as 25 percent. The good news, according to one Condé insider: "This doesn't mean Anna Wintour is going to start taking the bus," nor is the company…
The Cronkite Memorial, Another Times Kidnapping
• A long list of media luminaries and politicians, including President Obama and former president Clinton, turned out for this afternoon for a memorial service at Avery Fisher Hall in honor of Walter Cronkite. [WP, NYT, LAT]
• Stephen Farrell, a New York Times reporter taken hostage by militants in Afghanistan, was…
Tributes to Walter Cronkite
A public memorial for longtime CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite was held earlier today at Lincoln Center. Here, a selection of the tributes, from two presidents and the remaining giants of TV news.
When Alessandra Stanley Falls Off The Corrections Wagon, She Hits The Ground Hard
Wow. Is the New York Times just picking on poor error-ridden Alessandra Stanley, now? Yet another correction was published in today's paper from her Walter Cronkite appraisal, which they've already corrected twice. Epic. [NY Times Corrections]
Andy Rooney Finally Says Goodbye To Walter Cronkite
The most memorable moment from last week's Walter Cronkite memorial service was Andy Rooney's heartbreaking inability to say much about his longtime friend after his emotions got the best of him. Last night on 60 Minutes, he tried again.
Katie Couric Gives Alessandra Stanley Page From Her Notebook, Tongue Lashing
Katie Couric may be a little late to the "Alessandra Stanley screwed up Walter Cronkite's obit" party but she is officially its celebrity guest. Couric used her entire "notebook" column to school Stanley, and, boy, is it a doozy.
It's Fix-It Time At the New York Times
• How's the New York Times Co. planning to lift itself out of the financial mess it's been in? Times Co. chief Janet Robinson says more cuts are on the way and the company is planning to sell off more assets. Also, there's some sort of paid membership model in the works, apparently. [WSJ, Gawker]
• Related: The paper…
