Bruce Morton 's broadcast career spanned Thursday , first at Morton , then CBS . I can remember when public anger was so strong here -- during the Vietnam War or the Nixon impeachment -- when perfect strangers would yell on the street at those of us who covered the news . Morton was `` a modern day news poet , '' says Sam Feist , CNN 's Washington bureau chief . Morton , 83 , passed away 83 at his Washington home .
Bruce Morton 's broadcast career spanned Thursday , first at Morton , then CBS . Morton was `` a modern day news poet , '' says Sam Feist , CNN 's Washington bureau chief . Morton , 83 , passed away 83 at his Washington home .