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