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Don Hewitt (1922-2009) was a pioneer of television journalism, who created 60 Minutes in 1968 and produced the first televised presidential debate in 1960. He worked for CBS News for over 60 years and won many awards, including the Edward R. Murrow Award and the Peabody Award.
Aug 20, 2009 · Don Hewitt, who changed the course of broadcast news by creating the television magazine “60 Minutes,” fusing journalism and show business as never before, and who then presided over that...
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.
Sep 11, 2017 · How Don Hewitt Invented 60 Minutes and Changed Journalism Forever. In his new book Fifty Years of 60 Minutes, Jeff Fager reports on the rise of CBS’s flagship newsmagazine and the role the...
- Jeff Fager
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.
- Dennis Mclellan
Aug 19, 2009 · (CNN) -- Television pioneer and longtime CBS executive Don Hewitt, the creator of "60 Minutes," has died, the network said Wednesday. He was 86. Don Hewitt joined CBS News in 1948. Hewitt,...
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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 ...
