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Subject: CBS News Executive Don Hewitt, 86 Years Old
Written By: LyricBoy on 08/19/09 at 12:38 pm
Don Hewitt, 86, the CBS News executive who created "60 Minutes," transformed television journalism by showing that news programs could generate money and helped make TV an essential part of politics when he produced and directed the first televised debate between U.S. presidential candidates, died Wednesday in Bridgehampton, N.Y., a CBS spokesman said.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/19/AR2009081901811.html?hpid=topnews
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Subject: Re: CBS News Executive Don Hewitt, 86 Years Old
Written By: LyricBoy on 08/21/09 at 6:47 am
Wow, must not be many peopleon the boardw ho know of Mr. Hewitt.
The entirety of this week's 60 Minutes will be devoted to recollections of Hewitt's contributions to the show and, of course, CBS.
Subject: Re: CBS News Executive Don Hewitt, 86 Years Old
Written By: saver on 08/21/09 at 11:50 pm
Looks like Old Uncle Walt (Cronkite)needed a new producer for his 'new' location :\'(