Art Cashin, UBS’ director of floor operations at the New York Stock Exchange and a man The Washington Post called “Wall Street’s version of Walter Cronkite,” has died. He was 83 and had been a regular on CNBC for more than 25 years.

Art Cashin, a renowned market pundit and the UBS director of floor operations at the New York Stock Exchange, has died at the age of 83, UBS said.

Bob Pisani, Cashin's friend and CNBC reporter, described him as "that rarest of creatures: a man respected by all, bulls and bears, liberals and conservatives alike" and "a great drinker and raconteur,