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    Donald Shepard Hewitt (December 14, 1922 – August 19, 2009) was an American television news producer and executive, best known for creating the CBS television news magazine 60 Minutes in 1968, which at the time of his death was the longest-running prime-time broadcast on American television.

  2. Aug 19, 2009 · Don Hewitt was a pioneer of television news and the executive producer of 60 Minutes, the most successful news magazine in history. He died of pancreatic cancer in 2009 at the age of 86, after a career spanning over 60 years at CBS.

  3. Aug 20, 2009 · 45. By Jacques Steinberg. Aug. 19, 2009. Don Hewitt, who changed the course of broadcast news by creating the television magazine “60 Minutes,” fusing journalism and show business as never...

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  5. Aug 20, 2009 · “60 Minutes” was the brainchild of Don Hewitt, the show’s longtime executive producer, who died Wednesday of pancreatic cancer at his home in Bridgehampton, N.Y., at age 86.

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  6. Aug 19, 2009 · A timeline of the life and achievements of Don Hewitt, the pioneering television journalist and creator of \"60 Minutes.\" Learn about his war correspondent days, his innovations in news coverage, his awards and his books.

  7. Aug 19, 2009 · Don Hewitt, a TV news pioneer who created “60 Minutes” and produced the popular CBS newsmagazine for 36 years, died Wednesday. He was 86. He died of pancreatic cancer at his Bridgehampton home,...

  8. Aug 19, 2009 · Don Hewitt was a CBS newsman who invented and produced the popular newsmagazine '60 Minutes' for 36 years. He died of pancreatic cancer in 2009, a month after the death of Walter Cronkite.

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