Don Hewitt

  • Don Hewitt, the creator of the CBS news show 60 Minutes died at the age of 86 on August 19, 2009. Hewitt was the show's executive producer for 35 years.http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=apwpUP27d8fM

    Hewitt had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the spring of 2009.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/18/don-hewitt-60-minutes-cre_n_176633.html

  • Life and Career

    1. Was a merchant marine correspondent for the Stars and Stripes military newspaper
    2. Began working with the Associated Press after World War II
    3. Joined CBS in 1948
    4. Was the producer of CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite until 1965
    5. Created 60 Minutes in 1968

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