People CBS Statements on the Death of Walter Cronkite By Chris Ariens on Jul. 17, 2009 - 8:42 PM • Sean McManus, President, CBS News and Sports: “It is impossible to imagine CBS News, journalism or indeed America without Walter Cronkite. More than just the best and most trusted anchor in history, he guided America ...
CBS 60 Minutes Creator Don Hewitt Hospitalized By SteveK on Mar. 18, 2009 - 1:40 PM Don Hewitt has been hospitalized with pancreatic cancer, reports Liz Smith on WowOWow.com. The 60 Minutes creator and longtime EP of the program is 86. Last year he received the Edward R. Murrow lifetime achievement award in broad ...
CBS 60 Minutes’ Success, 40 Years Later By SteveK on Mar. 17, 2009 - 11:07 AM In the current issue of Newsweek, Matthew Philips talks to both the current and former EP of 60 Minutes’ about the shows success over the past 40 years. “It took off like a big-assed bird,” says Don Hewitt, the s ...