CBS Les Moonves Holds Court at CBS Holiday Bash By Chris Ariens on Dec. 10, 2010 - 3:27 PM CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves — sans wife Julie Chen who is fully ensconced in L.A. for her ensemble daytime show, “The Talk” — celebrated with his CBS minions, and the press who cover them, at CBS’ Black ...
TV Biz Bob Schieffer, Chris Matthews and Morley Safer walk into a bar… By Chris Ariens on Nov. 11, 2010 - 7:24 AM CBS News anchor Bob Schieffer, MSNBC’s Chris Matthews and “60 Minutes” correspondent Morley Safer play themselves in the new movie “Morning Glory” about a young TV news producer played by Rachel McAda ...
People Attorney Ron Konecky Passes Away By kevin on Jun. 10, 2010 - 2:00 PM Konecky and wife, Isobel, at a 2007 event Ron Konecky, the New York attorney who represented some of the biggest names in television news, passed away this morning TVNewser has learned. He was 80. Konecky’s client list inclu ...
CBS Morley Safer Talks to the Father of the Cell Phone By Chris Ariens on May. 22, 2010 - 10:07 AM This is Martin Cooper, the inventor of the cell phone, re-enacting the world’s first public cell phone call. He made the call 37 years ago in this very spot — the corner of 6th Ave. and 53rd St. in New York City. Coope ...
People ’60 Minutes’ Producer Tiffin Dies at 80 By kevin on Mar. 8, 2010 - 5:11 PM John Tiffin (1930-2010), the award-winning “60 Minutes” producer who worked out of the program’s London office from 1970-2002, passed away last Thursday. Tiffin was best known for his off-beat work with Morley Sa ...
CBS Newsers Honor Andy Rooney By Alissa Krinsky on Feb. 11, 2010 - 3:05 PM Andy Rooney, a 1942 Colgate University alum, was honored Tuesday at an alumni “Tribute and Toast” in Manhattan. Those who toasted — and roasted — included fellow ‘Gate grads, as well as other televisi ...
CBS 5th Most Watched Program Last Week: ’60 Minutes’ By kevin on Nov. 24, 2009 - 3:58 PM CBS’ “60 Minutes” was the fifth most watched television program last week, its highest in-season weekly rank since March 22nd. The program drew 15.98 million Total Viewers and benefited from a Patriots vs. Jets l ...
CBS Safer, Sawyer, Gibson, O’Reilly Turn Out to Remember Don Hewitt By Chris Ariens on Oct. 19, 2009 - 5:29 PM This morning the Rose Hall at the Time Warner Center was packed with friends and colleagues of legendary CBS Newsman Don Hewitt, who died in August. In attendance, Hewitt’s “60 Minutes” correspondent corps includ ...
CBS ’60 Minutes’ Has Best Season Premiere in Four Years By Chris Ariens on Sep. 29, 2009 - 12:21 PM The 42nd season premiere of “60 Minutes” was its best fall debut since 2005. The show, which had a strong lead-in from the San Diego Chargers – Miami Dolphins game, drew more than 14.88 million Total Viewers earn ...
CBS How a Functionally Illiterate Kid can Grow Up to be a ’60 Minutes’ Correspondent By Gail Shister on Sep. 29, 2009 - 7:00 AM Look for Byron Pitts to be “60 Minutes'” next full-time correspondent. “I fully expect to be full time in the next year or so,” says Pitts, a “60” contributor since January 2008 and CBS’s ...