CBS Couch Critic, And Mother of Rick Kaplan, Hazel Kaplan, Dies By Chris Ariens on Dec. 22, 2008 - 12:30 PM From the Chicago Tribune‘s Phil Rosenthal: Hazel Kaplan, the mother of “CBS Evening News” executive producer Rick Kaplan, died over the weekend. She was 90. Even if you didn’t encounter her during her days ...
