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Walter Cronkite

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The Resume

    (November 4, 1916-July 17, 2009)
    CBS Evening News anchor (1962-81)
    Broke the news to the nation that JFK was assassinated (1963)

Why he might be annoying:

    He failed to graduate the University of North Carolina because he failed the swimming test.
    He was a pompous person.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was repeatedly voted the most trusted newscaster in the business.
    He was married almost sixty-five years until his wife died (March 15, 2005).

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 58 Votes: 60.34% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 20 Votes: 35.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 73 Votes: 45.21% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 67 Votes: 49.25% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 28 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 23 Votes: 26.09% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 25 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 148 Votes: 54.05% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 491 Votes: 51.93% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 917 Votes: 35.33% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 80 Votes: 41.25% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 214 Votes: 44.39% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 406 Votes: 42.12% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 478 Votes: 44.35% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 1892 Votes: 43.60% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 899 Votes: 49.05% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 2805 Votes: 58.72% Annoying
    In 2001, Out of 91235 Votes: 24.87% Annoying