CBS’s legendary newcaster Walter Cronkite was remember fondly by friends and family at his funeral service in Manhattan Thursday afternoon, the New York Times reports.

The Times also reports that CBS is expected to have a public memorial for Cronkite at Lincoln Center next month.

Cronkite’s son, Chip, said that his father used to tell him that he was "just a reporter" who had "just ended up reporting bigger and bigger stories," according to the Times.

—Chuck Ross