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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.
- American
- New York University (withdrew for military service)
- 1942–2009
- Television producer
Aug 19, 2009 · Don Hewitt, recognized as a father of modern television news and the creator of the medium's most successful broadcast, 60 Minutes, died of pancreatic cancer Wednesday. He was 86 and had homes...
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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Aug 19, 2009 · DAVID BAUDER. AP Entertainment Writer. 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...
Aug 19, 2009 · Don Hewitt is born in New York City. 1942. Hewitt begins his journalism career as head copyboy for the New York Herald Tribune, after attending New York University for one year. Joins Merchant...
Aug 20, 2009 · Hewitt obituary: An obituary of CBS news executive Don Hewitt in Thursday’s Section A said his father worked for the Boston Herald American. When Hewitt’s father worked for the newspaper, it ...
Aug 19, 2009 · NEW YORK (Reuters) - Don Hewitt, creator of CBS News' groundbreaking "60 Minutes" program and one of the most influential behind-the-scenes figures in U.S. television journalism, died of...
