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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.
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, recognized as a father of modern television news and the creator of the medium's most successful broadcast, 60 Minutes, died of pancreatic cancer...
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...
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 ...
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,...
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...
Aug 22, 2009 · 60 Minutes producer Don Hewitt, who died at age 86 this week, didn't try to disguise himself as a pillar of integrity. He was proud to be a master showman.
Aug 21, 2009 · We take a look at Don Hewitt - this founder, producer and above all, ringmaster of what he regarded as the greatest show on earth. "I once said to CBS, 'In my next contract I want a gun, and a...
Aug 19, 2009 · Don Hewitt. CBS television news producer who created the current affairs programme 60 Minutes. Christopher Reed. Wed 19 Aug 2009 15.00 EDT. When Don Hewitt was offered his first...
