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Veteran Newsman Mike Wallace Dead At 93

David Drew — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:23:11 +0000

The show '60 Minutes' was always iconic for me growing up. I spent weekends with my dad and Saturdays were always full of things like going to movies, hitting the baseball around, shooting hoops, or just wandering around the woods and gardens at my Grandpas house. Sunday meant watching football with my dad and his famous hamburgers, that he made week after week in the same black skillet which I don't believe was ever washed. Whenever I heard the opening to '60 Minutes' it wasn't great for news to me. It meant the weekend fun was over, dad would bring me home soon as school awaited on Monday.

Taylor Swift's Rise to the Top Profiled on '60 Minutes'

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:06:36 +0000

An artist truly has made it when he or she is profiled on ’60 Minutes.’ Taylor Swift is the latest music star to be featured on the news magazine program, which looked at her role as the poet laureate of puberty, the spokeswoman responsible for a generation of young girls — and her famous open mouth, hands on cheeks expression of shock and awe whenever fans scream for her or when she picks up another award. The profile also examined how she’s managed to cross genres and remain beloved in both the country and pop worlds.

'60 Minutes' Stalwart Andy Rooney Dies at Age 92 [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:57:08 +0000

For 33 years, the CBS Sunday night newsmagazine ’60 Minutes’ ended with Andy Rooney providing his wry and sometimes cantankerous observations on topics ranging from religion to his messy office.

And now, just a month after retiring from the show, Rooney has died at the age of 92 after failing to recover from “serious complications” following minor surgery two weeks ago.