This venerable Sunday night series has been around longer than most TV viewers have been alive. It's a staple of the network and still draws very good ratings when compared to the rest of the CBS schedule. Could 60 Minutes possibly be cancelled, or is it essentially guaranteed to be renewed for season 57? Stay tuned. *Status Update Below.
A newsmagazine series, the 60 Minutes TV show was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard in 1968. The longest-running network primetime series features investigative reports, interviews, human interest segments, and news-maker profiles. Three long-form news stories typically air each episode. The CBS News correspondents and contributors include Sharyn Alfonsi, L. Jon Wertheim, Bill Whitaker, Lesley Stahl, Scott Pelley, Cecilia Vega, and Anderson Cooper.
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A newsmagazine series, the 60 Minutes TV show was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard in 1968. The longest-running network primetime series features investigative reports, interviews, human interest segments, and news-maker profiles. Three long-form news stories typically air each episode. The CBS News correspondents and contributors include Sharyn Alfonsi, L. Jon Wertheim, Bill Whitaker, Lesley Stahl, Scott Pelley, Cecilia Vega, and Anderson Cooper.
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- 5/3/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The series will keep coming as sure as the 60 Minutes clock will keep ticking. CBS has renewed the venerable show for a 57th season.
A newsmagazine series, the 60 Minutes TV show was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard in 1968. The longest-running series in network primetime history, the program features investigative reports, interviews, human interest segments, and news-maker profiles. Three long-form news stories typically air each episode. The CBS News correspondents and contributors include Sharyn Alfonsi, L. Jon Wertheim, Bill Whitaker, Lesley Stahl, Scott Pelley, Cecilia Vega, and Anderson Cooper. Read More…...
A newsmagazine series, the 60 Minutes TV show was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard in 1968. The longest-running series in network primetime history, the program features investigative reports, interviews, human interest segments, and news-maker profiles. Three long-form news stories typically air each episode. The CBS News correspondents and contributors include Sharyn Alfonsi, L. Jon Wertheim, Bill Whitaker, Lesley Stahl, Scott Pelley, Cecilia Vega, and Anderson Cooper. Read More…...
- 5/3/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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One of the most-watched shows on television has been around for more than five decades. Has the 60 Minutes TV show been cancelled or renewed for a 56th season on CBS? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of 60 Minutes, season 56. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
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Airing on the CBS television network, 60 Minutes was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard in 1968. The longest-running series in network primetime, the program features investigative reports, interviews, human interest segments, and news-maker profiles. Three long-form news stories typically air each episode. The CBS News correspondents and contributors include Sharyn Alfonsi, Anderson Cooper, Seth...
One of the most-watched shows on television has been around for more than five decades. Has the 60 Minutes TV show been cancelled or renewed for a 56th season on CBS? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of 60 Minutes, season 56. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
Airing on the CBS television network, 60 Minutes was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard in 1968. The longest-running series in network primetime, the program features investigative reports, interviews, human interest segments, and news-maker profiles. Three long-form news stories typically air each episode. The CBS News correspondents and contributors include Sharyn Alfonsi, Anderson Cooper, Seth...
- 10/11/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Lots of CBS TV shows have come and go but the greatest constant on the network is 60 Minutes. While many series have seen their traditional ratings decline over the years, as more and more people shift to time-delayed viewing, 60 Minutes' numbers have held up incredibly well and the program has remained one of the network's top-rated shows. Will 60 Minutes ever be cancelled? Is it certain to be renewed for season 55? Stay tuned. Status Update Below.
A Sunday night staple, 60 Minutes was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard in 1968. The longest-running series in network primetime, the program features investigative reports, interviews, human interest segments, and news-maker profiles. Three long-form news stories typically air each episode. The CBS News correspondents and contributors include Lesley Stahl, John Dickerson, Scott Pelley, Bill Whitaker, Anderson Cooper, Norah O'Donnell,...
A Sunday night staple, 60 Minutes was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard in 1968. The longest-running series in network primetime, the program features investigative reports, interviews, human interest segments, and news-maker profiles. Three long-form news stories typically air each episode. The CBS News correspondents and contributors include Lesley Stahl, John Dickerson, Scott Pelley, Bill Whitaker, Anderson Cooper, Norah O'Donnell,...
- 5/19/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Marvin Josephson, founder of ICM Partners, died Tuesday in New York. He was 95 years old.
A cause of death was not immediately available.
“We mourn the loss of Marvin Josephson, one of the founders of ICM, who was universally respected as an agent, a leader and a man,” ICM Partners said in a statement. “We send our heartfelt condolences to his family.”
Born on March 6, 1927 in Atlantic City, N.J., Josephson was raised by immigrant parents. After serving in the U.S. Navy during the twilight of World War II, Josephson returned to the United States to attend Cornell University and then night law school at New York University School of Law. Upon receiving his degree in 1962, Josephson started a job in the CBS legal department.
In 1955, Josephson began his own personal management company, drawing clients such as “Captain Kangaroo” producer and star Bob Keeshan. Josephson would convert his management company...
A cause of death was not immediately available.
“We mourn the loss of Marvin Josephson, one of the founders of ICM, who was universally respected as an agent, a leader and a man,” ICM Partners said in a statement. “We send our heartfelt condolences to his family.”
Born on March 6, 1927 in Atlantic City, N.J., Josephson was raised by immigrant parents. After serving in the U.S. Navy during the twilight of World War II, Josephson returned to the United States to attend Cornell University and then night law school at New York University School of Law. Upon receiving his degree in 1962, Josephson started a job in the CBS legal department.
In 1955, Josephson began his own personal management company, drawing clients such as “Captain Kangaroo” producer and star Bob Keeshan. Josephson would convert his management company...
- 5/19/2022
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Marvin Josephson, who helped grow a small management company that could not afford a secretary into an international entertainment agency with multiple offices, died May 17 in New York. He was 95.
Josephson was born March 6, 1927 in Atlantic City, N.J. to immigrant parents. Upon graduation from Atlantic City High School, he entered the US Navy just before the end of World War II. After the Navy, he attended Cornell University, where he received a B.A. degree.
He went on to night law school at New York University School of Law and received his law degree in 1952. That same year, Josephson got a job in the CBS legal department. He left CBS to start his own company and was the only employee, since he could not afford a secretary.
The new company started April 1, 1955 as a personal management company. The first important client was Bob Keeshan, who produced and starred in “Captain Kangaroo,...
Josephson was born March 6, 1927 in Atlantic City, N.J. to immigrant parents. Upon graduation from Atlantic City High School, he entered the US Navy just before the end of World War II. After the Navy, he attended Cornell University, where he received a B.A. degree.
He went on to night law school at New York University School of Law and received his law degree in 1952. That same year, Josephson got a job in the CBS legal department. He left CBS to start his own company and was the only employee, since he could not afford a secretary.
The new company started April 1, 1955 as a personal management company. The first important client was Bob Keeshan, who produced and starred in “Captain Kangaroo,...
- 5/19/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
This news program isn't winding down anytime soon. Love it or hate it, the 60 Minutes TV show has been renewed for a 55th season on CBS.
A staple of the Sunday night schedule for decades, 60 Minutes was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard in 1968. The longest-running series in network primetime, the program features investigative reports, interviews, human interest segments, and news-maker profiles. Three long-form news stories typically air each episode. The CBS News correspondents and contributors include Lesley Stahl, John Dickerson, Scott Pelley, Bill Whitaker, Anderson Cooper, Norah O'Donnell, Sharyn Alfonsi, L. Jon Wertheim, Bill Owens, and Tanya Simon. Read More…...
A staple of the Sunday night schedule for decades, 60 Minutes was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard in 1968. The longest-running series in network primetime, the program features investigative reports, interviews, human interest segments, and news-maker profiles. Three long-form news stories typically air each episode. The CBS News correspondents and contributors include Lesley Stahl, John Dickerson, Scott Pelley, Bill Whitaker, Anderson Cooper, Norah O'Donnell, Sharyn Alfonsi, L. Jon Wertheim, Bill Owens, and Tanya Simon. Read More…...
- 5/18/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
She keeps a list of men who’ve walked out on her. She’s Ok with that. She also keeps a list of men who’ve aced her out of gigs.
Lesley Stahl this week starts her 30th year as a top 60 Minutes correspondent, a role model for women who’ve not only survived but thrived in important sectors of the media business.
With non-scripted television now springing back to life, it’s worth noting that that there’s still a show that dates back to 1968 – a lively variant from Pooch Perfect, Whac-a-Mole, Love Island or the other heavy artillery of Reality Week.
The news business today arguably is run by women, both in front of the camera and behind — prime examples of the not-so-quiet revolution in the media world. A Covid survivor, Stahl, 80, got her first job thanks to the 1970s version of affirmative action. That meant apprentice-level opportunities...
Lesley Stahl this week starts her 30th year as a top 60 Minutes correspondent, a role model for women who’ve not only survived but thrived in important sectors of the media business.
With non-scripted television now springing back to life, it’s worth noting that that there’s still a show that dates back to 1968 – a lively variant from Pooch Perfect, Whac-a-Mole, Love Island or the other heavy artillery of Reality Week.
The news business today arguably is run by women, both in front of the camera and behind — prime examples of the not-so-quiet revolution in the media world. A Covid survivor, Stahl, 80, got her first job thanks to the 1970s version of affirmative action. That meant apprentice-level opportunities...
- 4/8/2021
- by Peter Bart
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS News veteran Lesley Stahl revealed a weeks-long battle with coronavirus in the waning minutes of Sunday’s broadcast of “60 Minutes,” adding to the list of prominent journalists who have grappled with the disease.
CBS News and Stahl, who is 78 years old and the “60 Minutes” correspondent most associated to the show’s earlier days under founding producer Don Hewitt, had not disclosed her illness previously, though the ViacomCBS unit had made public in March that a number staffers at “60 Minutes” had tested positive.
“One of the rules of journalism is ‘Don’t become part of the story.’ But instead of covering the pandemic, I was one of the more than one million Americans who did become part of it,” Stahl said at the close of the newsmagazine’s Sunday broadcast,. “I wasn’t alone from this broadcast. One Covid-positive ’60 Minutes’ coworker had almost no symptoms, while others had almost every symptom you can imagine.
CBS News and Stahl, who is 78 years old and the “60 Minutes” correspondent most associated to the show’s earlier days under founding producer Don Hewitt, had not disclosed her illness previously, though the ViacomCBS unit had made public in March that a number staffers at “60 Minutes” had tested positive.
“One of the rules of journalism is ‘Don’t become part of the story.’ But instead of covering the pandemic, I was one of the more than one million Americans who did become part of it,” Stahl said at the close of the newsmagazine’s Sunday broadcast,. “I wasn’t alone from this broadcast. One Covid-positive ’60 Minutes’ coworker had almost no symptoms, while others had almost every symptom you can imagine.
- 5/4/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Chris Pine has signed up to play the famed CBS Newsman, Walter Cronkite ‘Newsflash’, taking over the role from Seth Rogen.
The film will focus on the day that John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Texas, a day in which Cronkite rose to fame due to with his calm yet emotional investigative reporting on what was happening on the ground as events unfolded on that fateful day. Even though he wasn’t the first to break the news, it was his demeanour that won the trust of the Us audience that was reeling from shock.
The drama is said to revolve around Cronkite, his producer Don Hewitt, their boss Jim Aubrey, and Dan Rather, a young newsman who happened to be in Texas and who first distinguished himself as a dogged reporter as he and other journalists frantically dug for truth after reports went over the wire that gunfire rang...
The film will focus on the day that John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Texas, a day in which Cronkite rose to fame due to with his calm yet emotional investigative reporting on what was happening on the ground as events unfolded on that fateful day. Even though he wasn’t the first to break the news, it was his demeanour that won the trust of the Us audience that was reeling from shock.
The drama is said to revolve around Cronkite, his producer Don Hewitt, their boss Jim Aubrey, and Dan Rather, a young newsman who happened to be in Texas and who first distinguished himself as a dogged reporter as he and other journalists frantically dug for truth after reports went over the wire that gunfire rang...
- 8/2/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Women dominated the box office last weekend, if not news coverage in general — reminding us that the movement, as it unfolds, continues to teach us, please us and occasionally confuse us. Each week brings us new heroines and villains, as well as new expressions: Consider “gender fatigue,” “microsensitivity” or “the new separatism.” Even book titles reflect a new lexicon: How to Date Men When You Hate Men is Blythe Roberson’s latest entry.
Brie Larson has turned out to be a convincing superhero in Captain Marvel, but the road to true gender equality still carries its perils. Even the #MeToo numbers deliver mixed messages: There were more female Oscar nominees this year than ever before (59 of 212), but none for directing and only two for writing. Some 200 prominent men lost their jobs last year due to harassment issues and nearly half were succeeded by women, according to a report from the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Brie Larson has turned out to be a convincing superhero in Captain Marvel, but the road to true gender equality still carries its perils. Even the #MeToo numbers deliver mixed messages: There were more female Oscar nominees this year than ever before (59 of 212), but none for directing and only two for writing. Some 200 prominent men lost their jobs last year due to harassment issues and nearly half were succeeded by women, according to a report from the World Economic Forum in Davos.
- 3/15/2019
- by Peter Bart
- Deadline Film + TV
Bill Owens has been named executive producer of CBS’ venerable newsmagazine 60 Minutes, filling a role that has been vacant since September, when Jeff Fager, the longtime CBS News executive and Ep, was forced to step down amid allegations of inappropriate conduct at the network news division.
Owens had been executive editor since June 2008. His appointment was announced Wednesday by Susan Zirinsky, the incoming president and senior executive producer of CBS News.
“Bill Owens is steeped in the storytelling style audiences have come to expect from 60 Minutes,” said Zirinsky. “He has led the broadcast to some of its most important and timely journalism these past few months, during one of its most crucial periods. We are fortunate to be able to put such a talented veteran in charge of this iconic program. I am confident that with Bill and the seasoned team of journalists involved in this broadcast you will see...
Owens had been executive editor since June 2008. His appointment was announced Wednesday by Susan Zirinsky, the incoming president and senior executive producer of CBS News.
“Bill Owens is steeped in the storytelling style audiences have come to expect from 60 Minutes,” said Zirinsky. “He has led the broadcast to some of its most important and timely journalism these past few months, during one of its most crucial periods. We are fortunate to be able to put such a talented veteran in charge of this iconic program. I am confident that with Bill and the seasoned team of journalists involved in this broadcast you will see...
- 2/6/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The top executives of long-running CBS News show 60 Minutes created a culture where bullying, verbal abuse and sexual harassment thrived, according to an investigative report by two prominent law firms.
The New York Times reported today on a leaked draft copy of the report, detailing the allegations against the executives. It arrives as embattled CBS is still reeling more than two months after chief executive Leslie Moonves was ousted because of sexual misconduct allegations. That situation created a heightened awareness of problematic issues that later led to 60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager’s dismissal.
The story hit during the CBS holiday party, adding another unusual element to the annual ritual. For the first time in decades, the party was held outside of “Black Rock,” the company’s iconic Sixth Avenue headquarters. Months ago, a decision was made to relocate the event to Brasserie 8 1/2, a restaurant on 57th Street with an appropriately Fellini-esque name.
The New York Times reported today on a leaked draft copy of the report, detailing the allegations against the executives. It arrives as embattled CBS is still reeling more than two months after chief executive Leslie Moonves was ousted because of sexual misconduct allegations. That situation created a heightened awareness of problematic issues that later led to 60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager’s dismissal.
The story hit during the CBS holiday party, adding another unusual element to the annual ritual. For the first time in decades, the party was held outside of “Black Rock,” the company’s iconic Sixth Avenue headquarters. Months ago, a decision was made to relocate the event to Brasserie 8 1/2, a restaurant on 57th Street with an appropriately Fellini-esque name.
- 12/7/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Following the exits of CBS CEO Leslie Moonves and “60 Minutes” boss Jeff Fager, an outside investigation has found that CBS has paid more than $5 million as part of a settlement with a woman who accused “60 Minutes” series creator Don Hewitt of sexual assault.
On Thursday, the New York Times published pieces of a draft report from the investigation, which was launched by the CBS board to look into the company’s workplace culture following multiple accusations of sexual misconduct by Moonves and at “60 Minutes.”
One of the report’s revelations was that CBS reached a settlement with a woman who said Hewitt, who created the show in 1968 and died in 2009 after handing over the reins to Fager, “sexually assaulted her on repeated occasions and destroyed her career.”
Also Read: CBS News Reporter: I Viewed Jeff Fager's Texted Warning as a 'Threat' (Video)
According to the Times, the...
On Thursday, the New York Times published pieces of a draft report from the investigation, which was launched by the CBS board to look into the company’s workplace culture following multiple accusations of sexual misconduct by Moonves and at “60 Minutes.”
One of the report’s revelations was that CBS reached a settlement with a woman who said Hewitt, who created the show in 1968 and died in 2009 after handing over the reins to Fager, “sexually assaulted her on repeated occasions and destroyed her career.”
Also Read: CBS News Reporter: I Viewed Jeff Fager's Texted Warning as a 'Threat' (Video)
According to the Times, the...
- 12/7/2018
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
As departed CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves’ fate looms, a new report indicates that “60 Minutes” creator Don Hewitt, who oversaw the series’ ousted chief Jeff Fager for several years, was also the subject of a sexual misconduct investigation that resulted in a payout worth more than $5 million.
According to the New York Times, a draft of an investigative report compiled by the law firms hired to look into Moonves, “60 Minutes,” and CBS News states that the settlement was reached in the 1990s and has been amended multiple times. The woman who brought forward the allegations claimed Hewitt sexually assaulted her in multiple instances and destroyed her career.
The revelation comes ahead of CBS’ board meeting next week, where the investigative report, which also determines Moonves’ ultimate fate, will be presented. If the firms, Debevoise & Plimpton and Covington & Burling, come to the conclusion that Moonves violated the terms of his employment contract,...
According to the New York Times, a draft of an investigative report compiled by the law firms hired to look into Moonves, “60 Minutes,” and CBS News states that the settlement was reached in the 1990s and has been amended multiple times. The woman who brought forward the allegations claimed Hewitt sexually assaulted her in multiple instances and destroyed her career.
The revelation comes ahead of CBS’ board meeting next week, where the investigative report, which also determines Moonves’ ultimate fate, will be presented. If the firms, Debevoise & Plimpton and Covington & Burling, come to the conclusion that Moonves violated the terms of his employment contract,...
- 12/7/2018
- by Erin Nyren
- Variety Film + TV
Two “60 Minutes” insiders have emerged as top candidates to carry the show forward.
The venerable newsmagazine has been without an executive producer since Jeff Fager parted ways with CBS News in September after CBS charged he violated company policy. Under one scenario said to be getting new emphasis, Bill Owens, the executive editor, could be named the third executive producer in the history of the show, while Tanya Simon, a senior producer, could be assigned a new and elevated role, according to a person familiar with the matter. No final decision has been made, insiders caution, and Susan Zirinsky, a highly-respected and veteran producer at CBS News, remains a candidate for the executive producer position as well.
Anointing the team of Owens and Simon would be a nod to the fact that the culture of “60 Minutes” is an insular one, set off from the rest of CBS News. The only...
The venerable newsmagazine has been without an executive producer since Jeff Fager parted ways with CBS News in September after CBS charged he violated company policy. Under one scenario said to be getting new emphasis, Bill Owens, the executive editor, could be named the third executive producer in the history of the show, while Tanya Simon, a senior producer, could be assigned a new and elevated role, according to a person familiar with the matter. No final decision has been made, insiders caution, and Susan Zirinsky, a highly-respected and veteran producer at CBS News, remains a candidate for the executive producer position as well.
Anointing the team of Owens and Simon would be a nod to the fact that the culture of “60 Minutes” is an insular one, set off from the rest of CBS News. The only...
- 12/5/2018
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
An investigation into claims of harassment at CBS News by law firm Proskauer Rose, ongoing since March, is expected to be completed by the end of August, the division’s top executive told staffers Thursday.
“In recent days we have been advised that the Proskauer investigation at the News Division is in high gear and is expected to return its conclusions this month,” CBS News president David Rhodes said in a memo to employees. “The independent nature of this probe means News management does not get incremental updates on its findings — although one factor in its duration is that since March, we have added new areas of inquiry for the lawyers.”
Like its corporate parent, CBS News has been besieged by a set of allegations about sexual harassment and the culture of the company. A blockbuster article in the New Yorker by journalist Ronan Farrow cites interviews with 19 current and...
“In recent days we have been advised that the Proskauer investigation at the News Division is in high gear and is expected to return its conclusions this month,” CBS News president David Rhodes said in a memo to employees. “The independent nature of this probe means News management does not get incremental updates on its findings — although one factor in its duration is that since March, we have added new areas of inquiry for the lawyers.”
Like its corporate parent, CBS News has been besieged by a set of allegations about sexual harassment and the culture of the company. A blockbuster article in the New Yorker by journalist Ronan Farrow cites interviews with 19 current and...
- 8/3/2018
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
While preparing for his role on the TV series I Know This Much Is True and a rumored performance as Don Hewitt in the David Gordon Green-directed Newsflash, The Tracking Board is now reporting that Mark Ruffalo is in talks to join the cast of The True American, a post-911 drama from Pablo Larraín. Also in talks to star is The Big Sick creative and Portlandia actor Kumail Nanjiani. [Seemore]... Read More...
- 3/20/2018
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
'The Insider' movie: Al Pacino and Russell Crowe 'The Insider' movie: 1999 exposé of CBS news show barks, but doesn't bite Michael Mann's 1999 movie The Insider quote exchange: "It's old news. ... We'll be ok," says Don Hewitt (Philip Baker Hall), the creator of the CBS news show 60 Minutes. "These things have a half-life of 15 minutes." "No, that's fame," replies 60 Minutes anchor Mike Wallace (Christopher Plummer). "Fame has a 15-minute half-life. Infamy lasts a little longer." The infamous "things" referred to by Hewitt and Wallace are the series of scandals that erupted in early 1996, when it was revealed that CBS had refused to air an interview with a tobacco company whistleblower because the network feared the (financial) consequences. What Freedom of the Press? Based on Marie Brenner's Vanity Fair article about the events that led up to that embarrassing – and disturbing – incident, The Insider tells the story of scientist Jeffrey Wigand...
- 5/14/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Updated at 8 Pm with more information: CBS News said tonight that the longtime news correspondent was killed in a car accident in NYC. Bob Simon was 73. The crash occurred on the West Side Highway in Manhattan when the Lincoln Town Car in which Simon was traveling hit another vehicle and went off the road. He had been preparing a 60 Minutes report on the ebola virus and the quest for a cure for this Sunday’s broadcast. He was working with his daughter, Tanya, a producer for the newsmagazine with whom he collaborated on several stories for the program.
In a five-decade career, much of its as foreign correspondent, Simon won 27 Emmys, four Peabodys and numerous other awards. He joined 60 Minutes in 1996 and also did more than 200 pieces for its spinoff 60 Minutes II.
“We’re obviously all in shock,” 60 Minutes executive editor Bill Owens told Deadline on Wedneday night.
In a five-decade career, much of its as foreign correspondent, Simon won 27 Emmys, four Peabodys and numerous other awards. He joined 60 Minutes in 1996 and also did more than 200 pieces for its spinoff 60 Minutes II.
“We’re obviously all in shock,” 60 Minutes executive editor Bill Owens told Deadline on Wedneday night.
- 2/12/2015
- by Dominic Patten and Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
As a woman who began her career as a journalist at 60 Minutes working for Diane Sawyer and Don Hewitt, it's safe to say that Janet Tobias is no stranger to a good story. You can imagine, then, how extra-ordinary a story must be for her to dub it "one of the best stories I had ever heard" - which she says of the plot behind her newest film, "No Place On Earth". Tobias, a genuine lover of stories and history, was determined to bring this - her first feature documentary - to actualization. A true tale that brings to light the strength of the bonds we create between family and the power of what we can accomplish together, "No Place on Earth" reminds us of the obligation we have to pass these stories forward. What the movie is about: "One of the longest underground survivals. A group of Jewish families...
- 9/12/2012
- by Justin Krajeski
- Indiewire
In the news game they were called The Wrinklies, the old men who for years dominated TV news at 60 Minutes. Now they’re dying off. Don Hewitt, Ed Bradley, Andy Rooney — and, this past weekend, Mike Wallace. Obituaries rightly celebrate these men’s substantial accomplishments. Wallace and his colleagues adapted the news documentary formula to make it engaging for TV viewers, and kept them coming back week after week. But if newscasters want to celebrate that legacy, then they need to stop emulating the reporting style that the 60 Minutes team developed 44 years ago and find different ways to make investigative reporting relevant and sustainable. Wallace became famous by putting bullies in the hot seat, casting himself as a crusader for common sense and fair play in a world filled with villains and victims. He did this most memorably with ambush interviews, capturing defiant subjects when they had nowhere to hide.
- 4/10/2012
- by DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor
- Deadline TV
"What are the four most dreaded words in the English language? Mike Wallace is here." So read a 60 Minutes ad that once hung on a wall in Mike's office, overlooking the Hudson River. Mike commanded attention, whether seated quietly at his desk or gracefully walking the hollowed halls of the 60 Minutes' offices on New York's West Side.
60 Minutes was created by the late great Don Hewitt, its brilliant and tirelessly energetic executive producer. He asked the late Harry Reasoner, a superb broadcast writer, and Mike Wallace, a demanding interviewer, to anchor the program. 60 Minutes is one of the greatest television programs of all time. The broadcast has finished the season first in the television ratings five times, and it has finished among the season's top 10 programs 23 times.
Since its inception, its quality story-telling and fiercely competitive spirit has characterized 60 Minutes. And working for the powerful 60 Minutes brand name over the years were legendary journalists like,...
60 Minutes was created by the late great Don Hewitt, its brilliant and tirelessly energetic executive producer. He asked the late Harry Reasoner, a superb broadcast writer, and Mike Wallace, a demanding interviewer, to anchor the program. 60 Minutes is one of the greatest television programs of all time. The broadcast has finished the season first in the television ratings five times, and it has finished among the season's top 10 programs 23 times.
Since its inception, its quality story-telling and fiercely competitive spirit has characterized 60 Minutes. And working for the powerful 60 Minutes brand name over the years were legendary journalists like,...
- 4/8/2012
- by Joe Peyronnin
- Aol TV.
CBS News announced that it will air a special program next Sunday, April 15 dedicated to 60 Minutes correspondent Mike Wallace, who passed away on Saturday, April 7, at the age of 93.
“It is with tremendous sadness that we mark the passing of Mike Wallace. His extraordinary contribution as a broadcaster is immeasurable and he has been a force within the television industry throughout its existence. His loss will be felt by all of us at CBS,” Leslie Moonves, president and CEO, CBS Corporation, says in the statement.
Read the entire statement from CBS News below:
“60 Minutes” Icon Mike Wallace Dies At 93
CBS News legend Mike Wallace,...
“It is with tremendous sadness that we mark the passing of Mike Wallace. His extraordinary contribution as a broadcaster is immeasurable and he has been a force within the television industry throughout its existence. His loss will be felt by all of us at CBS,” Leslie Moonves, president and CEO, CBS Corporation, says in the statement.
Read the entire statement from CBS News below:
“60 Minutes” Icon Mike Wallace Dies At 93
CBS News legend Mike Wallace,...
- 4/8/2012
- by Nuzhat Naoreen
- EW - Inside TV
Mike Wallace -- who spent 38 years with "60 Minutes" before retiring in 2006 -- has died, CBS News announced today. He was 93. Bob Scheiffer, the host of "Face the Nation," announced his passing on CBS this morning, saying that Wallace died on Saturday night in New Haven, Ct alongside his family.Wallace had been in declining health in recent years.His last interview for CBS was with retired baseball star Roger Clemens, which aired in January 2008. Wallace...
- 4/8/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Broadcasting legend Mike Wallace has died, CBS News announced on Sunday.
He was 93. Wallace died on Saturday night in a long-term care center in New Canaan, Connecticut. He was surrounded by family.
Wallace had been ill for years. Bob Scheiffer revealed the circumstances of his death on "Face the Nation," after Charles Osgood first announced that he had passed on "CBS News Sunday Morning."
Wallace was one of the original hosts and correspondents of "60 Minutes." He was a trailblazer, known for confronting his subjects and originating the newsmagazine format. His style became standard for television news.
The famously tough newsman came down hard on the likes of Barbra Streisand, Vladimir Putin and Louis Farrakhan during his four-decades long tenure at the show. He joined "60 Minutes" at its inception in 1968, and retired at the age of 88 in 2006. He continued to do occasional interviews until 2008.
On Sunday, Schieffer and Morley Safer paid...
He was 93. Wallace died on Saturday night in a long-term care center in New Canaan, Connecticut. He was surrounded by family.
Wallace had been ill for years. Bob Scheiffer revealed the circumstances of his death on "Face the Nation," after Charles Osgood first announced that he had passed on "CBS News Sunday Morning."
Wallace was one of the original hosts and correspondents of "60 Minutes." He was a trailblazer, known for confronting his subjects and originating the newsmagazine format. His style became standard for television news.
The famously tough newsman came down hard on the likes of Barbra Streisand, Vladimir Putin and Louis Farrakhan during his four-decades long tenure at the show. He joined "60 Minutes" at its inception in 1968, and retired at the age of 88 in 2006. He continued to do occasional interviews until 2008.
On Sunday, Schieffer and Morley Safer paid...
- 4/8/2012
- by Katherine Fung
- Aol TV.
One of the grimmer, more distressing declarations I've heard from a TV executive has come from Ben Sherwood, president of ABC News, just a year or so into his still-new position.
Sherwood said, in a recent interview with the New York Times' indefatigable Brian Stelter, that audiences themselves nowadays "pick what matters most to them, and we are trying to be adaptive."
It might sound subtle and suggest some corporate agility. But it's in fact merely another fairly crude formulation for the time-old approach of low-minded media bosses who are abandoning high-minded standards (if they ever had them) for the journalistic quality of their output. Remember the phrase "we just give 'em what they want"?
It's an accepted truism that what in effect was once -- oh, long ago now -- a monopoly enjoyed by our major TV networks' cartel for supplying news footage to the home consumer has completely collapsed.
Sherwood said, in a recent interview with the New York Times' indefatigable Brian Stelter, that audiences themselves nowadays "pick what matters most to them, and we are trying to be adaptive."
It might sound subtle and suggest some corporate agility. But it's in fact merely another fairly crude formulation for the time-old approach of low-minded media bosses who are abandoning high-minded standards (if they ever had them) for the journalistic quality of their output. Remember the phrase "we just give 'em what they want"?
It's an accepted truism that what in effect was once -- oh, long ago now -- a monopoly enjoyed by our major TV networks' cartel for supplying news footage to the home consumer has completely collapsed.
- 3/1/2012
- by David Tereshchuk
- Aol TV.
The Producers Guild of America will honor Don Mischer with their 2012 Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television, marking the first time the award has been given to a live-event producer. Mischer will accept the award at the annual Producers Guild Awards on January 21 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Mischer is directing and producing the Oscar telecast again this year, this time with producing partner Brett Ratner. Mischer's "ability to consistently deliver live event productions of the highest caliber is unmatched in this industry," according to PGA co-chairs Paula Wagner and Michael Manheim. Other winners include last year's Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, Dick Wolf, Jerry Bruckheimer, John Wells, Lorne Michaels, Bud Yorkin, Carsey-Werner-Mandabach, David L. Wolper, Don Hewitt, Garry K. Marshall, Aaron Spelling, ...
- 10/31/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
Don Mischer, the longtime live-event TV guru who is producing the Oscars in February for a second consecutive year, has been tapped to receive the Producers Guild of America’s 2012 Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television. It’s the first time the guild has awarded the Norman Lear to a live-events producer. The honor will be bestowed January 21 during the 23rd annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton. Mischer’s credits include everything from The Kennedy Center Honors to Super Bowl halftime shows, the Democratic National Convention and opening and closing ceremonies at the Olympics. He also has produced specials for Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Stevie Wonder, Garth Brooks and Barbra Streisand, among others. He has won 15 Emmys, 10 DGA Awards and a Peabody. Previous recipients include Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman last year, Dick Wolf, Jerry Bruckheimer, John Wells, Lorne Michaels, Don Hewitt, Garry K. Marshall, Aaron Spelling, Steven Bochco,...
- 10/31/2011
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
DVD Playhouse—August 2011
By Allen Gardner
High And Low (Criterion) Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 adaptation of Ed McBain’s novel King’s Ransom is a multi-layered masterpiece of suspense and one of the best portraits ever of class warfare in post-ww II Japan. Toshiro Mifune stars as a wealthy businessman who finds himself in a moral quandary when his chauffer’s son is kidnapped by ruthless thugs who think the boy is Mifune’s. Beautifully realized on every level. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Commentary by Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince; Documentary on film’s production; Interview with Mifune from 1984; Trailers and teaser. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 4.0 surround.
Leon Morin, Priest (Criterion) One of French maestro Jean-Pierre Melville’s rare non-crime-oriented films, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo as a devoted cleric who is lusted after by the women of a small village in Nazi-occupied France. When Fr. Morin finds himself drawn to a...
By Allen Gardner
High And Low (Criterion) Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 adaptation of Ed McBain’s novel King’s Ransom is a multi-layered masterpiece of suspense and one of the best portraits ever of class warfare in post-ww II Japan. Toshiro Mifune stars as a wealthy businessman who finds himself in a moral quandary when his chauffer’s son is kidnapped by ruthless thugs who think the boy is Mifune’s. Beautifully realized on every level. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Commentary by Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince; Documentary on film’s production; Interview with Mifune from 1984; Trailers and teaser. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 4.0 surround.
Leon Morin, Priest (Criterion) One of French maestro Jean-Pierre Melville’s rare non-crime-oriented films, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo as a devoted cleric who is lusted after by the women of a small village in Nazi-occupied France. When Fr. Morin finds himself drawn to a...
- 8/8/2011
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Rumor has been going around that former Ghost Whisperer star Jennifer Love Hewitt was in line to take over from Mariska Hargitay on Law & Order: SVUas the female lead. Hargitay will be reducing her role significantly mid-season and star Christopher Meloni has announced he will not be coming back for another season. Unfortunately for Hewitt, however, it seems her new role has proven as ghostly as her former spiritual contacts.
Jennifer Love Hewitt, Source: Wikimedia.org
Jennifer Love Hewitt was allegedly in the running to take over from Mariska Hargitay on Law & Order: Svu as part of a revamped cast for the show. Even the Huffington Post got in on the speculation, saying that Jennifer Love Hewitt was in possible casting consideration.
According to Deadline.com, Jennifer Love Hewitt will definitely not be one of the new cast members coming on board to freshen up the show. You gotta feel bad for the girl.
Jennifer Love Hewitt, Source: Wikimedia.org
Jennifer Love Hewitt was allegedly in the running to take over from Mariska Hargitay on Law & Order: Svu as part of a revamped cast for the show. Even the Huffington Post got in on the speculation, saying that Jennifer Love Hewitt was in possible casting consideration.
According to Deadline.com, Jennifer Love Hewitt will definitely not be one of the new cast members coming on board to freshen up the show. You gotta feel bad for the girl.
- 6/13/2011
- by Laura Vess
- SnarkFood.com
Filed under: Reality-Free, TV News
TV news pioneer Joseph Wershba, an Emmy-winning CBS News producer and reporter, whose work helped to bring the McCarthy witch hunts to an end, has died at the age of 90.
The Associated Press reports that Wershba, who was one of the original '60 Minutes' producers, died at his home at Long Island, New York of complications from pneumonia.
In a statement, CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager said, "Joe Wershba was a wonderful man who was a pioneer of broadcast journalism, without the notoriety of his more celebrated colleagues Ed Murrow and Don Hewitt. ... Almost everything he touched became part of the foundation for CBS News, including '60 Minutes.'"
In 1954 Wershba led a report on Sen. McCarthy for Edward R. Murrow's CBS TV news segment, 'See It Now.' The exposé helped discredit McCarthy, and was one of the inspirations for the movie 'Good Night and Good Luck,...
TV news pioneer Joseph Wershba, an Emmy-winning CBS News producer and reporter, whose work helped to bring the McCarthy witch hunts to an end, has died at the age of 90.
The Associated Press reports that Wershba, who was one of the original '60 Minutes' producers, died at his home at Long Island, New York of complications from pneumonia.
In a statement, CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager said, "Joe Wershba was a wonderful man who was a pioneer of broadcast journalism, without the notoriety of his more celebrated colleagues Ed Murrow and Don Hewitt. ... Almost everything he touched became part of the foundation for CBS News, including '60 Minutes.'"
In 1954 Wershba led a report on Sen. McCarthy for Edward R. Murrow's CBS TV news segment, 'See It Now.' The exposé helped discredit McCarthy, and was one of the inspirations for the movie 'Good Night and Good Luck,...
- 5/17/2011
- by Catherine Lawson
- Aol TV.
The Insider (1999) Direction: Michael Mann Cast: Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Lindsay Crouse, Colm Feore, Michael Gambon, Rip Torn Screenplay: Eric Roth and Michael Mann; from Marie Brenner's Vanity Fair article "The Man Who Knew Too Much" Oscar Movies Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, The Insider "It's old news. … We'll be ok," says Don Hewitt (Philip Baker Hall), the creator of the CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes. "These things have a half-life of 15 minutes." "No, that's fame," replies 60 Minutes anchor Mike Wallace (Christopher Plummer). "Fame has a 15-minute half-life. Infamy lasts a little longer." The infamous "things" referred to by Hewitt and Wallace are the scandals that erupted in early 1996, when it was revealed that CBS News had refused to air an interview with a tobacco company whistleblower because the network feared the (financial) consequences. Based on Marie Brenner's Vanity Fair article about [...]...
- 2/18/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The network, which is shaking up its management, has asked anchor Katie Couric to stay on through the 2012 elections-for significantly less money than her original $15 million deal, a source tells Howard Kurtz.
CBS has asked Katie Couric to stay on as anchor after her lucrative contract expires at the end of May, a source familiar with the situation tells The Daily Beast.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Why Egypt's Naysayers Got It Wrong
While negotiations have not yet started and a deal might fail to materialize, this is the first concrete indication that Les Moonves, the company's chief executive, has made a decision on extending her deal.
That word comes amid a management shakeup in which Jeff Fager, the 60 Minutes executive producer, takes over CBS News from Sean McManus, the man who helped lure Couric from NBC's Today show five years ago.
If Couric and the network reach agreement,...
CBS has asked Katie Couric to stay on as anchor after her lucrative contract expires at the end of May, a source familiar with the situation tells The Daily Beast.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Why Egypt's Naysayers Got It Wrong
While negotiations have not yet started and a deal might fail to materialize, this is the first concrete indication that Les Moonves, the company's chief executive, has made a decision on extending her deal.
That word comes amid a management shakeup in which Jeff Fager, the 60 Minutes executive producer, takes over CBS News from Sean McManus, the man who helped lure Couric from NBC's Today show five years ago.
If Couric and the network reach agreement,...
- 2/9/2011
- by Howard Kurtz
- The Daily Beast
Did anyone check out the Eminem interview on 60 Minutes this week? That was equal parts inspiring and baffling. On the one hand, the guy has just come back from a tremendous several-year struggle with addiction and scraping the bottom of the career barrel, and now he’s back on top of his game. In addition, he came across as a responsible and caring father, taking care not only of his own daughter, but also two other children that are not technically his. The only kind of awkward moment was when Anderson Cooper asked Eminem if he did or did not like gay people, a rather timely question considering the recent series of suicides prompted by homophobic bullying. Eminem replied, “No I don’t have any problem with nobody, you know what I mean? Like, I’m just whatever.” Um, okay. Off and on during the interview they kept talking about...
- 10/12/2010
- by AlexisJ
- SnarkFood.com
Los Angeles, CA (October 11, 2010) The Producers Guild of America announced today that the award-winning producing team, Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman will receive the Producers Guild’s 2011 Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television. The award will be presented to Hanks and Goetzman at the 22nd Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony on Saturday, January 22nd at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. “Tom and Gary are extraordinarily talented producers who have changed the television landscape with extremely unique, award-winning programming,” said Paula Wagner, Chair of the 2011 Producers Guild Awards. “We’re flattered to be in the company of so many great filmmakers who have received this award from the Producers Guild,” said Hanks. “We’d be honored to receive anything with Norman Lear’s name on it but this is truly fantastic.” said Goetzman. The 2010 recipient of the Norman Lear Award was Mark Burnett. Previous recipients include Dick Wolf,...
- 10/11/2010
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Nobel Prize-winning author José Saramago died Friday at the age of 87. Saramago died at his home in the Canary Islands after a long illness. In 1998, he became the first Portuguese-language winner of the Nobel Literature prize.
Jose Saramago
José Saramago’s first novel was published when he was 23, but received little attention in the literary world. It wasn’t until 30 years later that he first won international acclaim with his second novel, Baltasar and Blimunda, a love story set in the 18th century. His works were often infused with magic realism, blending fantastical elements into an otherwise realistic setting.
Saramago courted controversy throughout his life, both in his political views and literary themes. He was an unabashed communist and atheist who once compared Israel’s treatment of Palestinians to the Holocaust.
His novel, The Gospel According to Jesus Christ, outraged many in the Catholic community for its representation of Jesus...
Jose Saramago
José Saramago’s first novel was published when he was 23, but received little attention in the literary world. It wasn’t until 30 years later that he first won international acclaim with his second novel, Baltasar and Blimunda, a love story set in the 18th century. His works were often infused with magic realism, blending fantastical elements into an otherwise realistic setting.
Saramago courted controversy throughout his life, both in his political views and literary themes. He was an unabashed communist and atheist who once compared Israel’s treatment of Palestinians to the Holocaust.
His novel, The Gospel According to Jesus Christ, outraged many in the Catholic community for its representation of Jesus...
- 6/18/2010
- by Ann
- SnarkFood.com
Ronald Konecky, an attorney who represented some of the biggest names in the TV news business, died Thursday in New York. He was 80.
Konecky's clients included Walter Cronkite, Don Hewitt, Roone Arledge, Morley Safer, Stone Phillips, Barbara Walters, Harry Smith, Don Ohlmeyer, Roger Goodman and Rick Kaplan. He also represented Frank Gifford, Alec Baldwin, Budd Schulberg, Betty Comden and Adolph Green.
Konecky served on the boards of the American Theatre Wing and the New Dramatists with his wife, Isobel Robins-Konecky, a Tony-nominated producer.
Konecky was counsel to Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz for the past 25 years.
In 1962, he co-founded Hardee Barovick Konecky and Braun, an entertainment law firm with more than 200 lawyers and offices in New York, London, Beverly Hills and Newport Beach, Calif.
A graduate of the University of Arizona and Harvard University, Konecky began his legal career at McA Artists, the most prominent entertainment talent agency in the U.
Konecky's clients included Walter Cronkite, Don Hewitt, Roone Arledge, Morley Safer, Stone Phillips, Barbara Walters, Harry Smith, Don Ohlmeyer, Roger Goodman and Rick Kaplan. He also represented Frank Gifford, Alec Baldwin, Budd Schulberg, Betty Comden and Adolph Green.
Konecky served on the boards of the American Theatre Wing and the New Dramatists with his wife, Isobel Robins-Konecky, a Tony-nominated producer.
Konecky was counsel to Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz for the past 25 years.
In 1962, he co-founded Hardee Barovick Konecky and Braun, an entertainment law firm with more than 200 lawyers and offices in New York, London, Beverly Hills and Newport Beach, Calif.
A graduate of the University of Arizona and Harvard University, Konecky began his legal career at McA Artists, the most prominent entertainment talent agency in the U.
- 6/10/2010
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actor Don Cheadle has been appointed as the newest goodwill ambassador for the United Nations. Cheadle will represent the U.N. Environment Program as a spokesman for climate change and environmental conversation.
Don Cheadle in 'Hotel Rwanda' (Lions Gate)
Unep Executive Director Achim Steiner announced the appointment on Saturday. Steiner said Cheadle would represent the U.N. by helping to spread green awareness to millions of people throughout the world.
While receiving his appointment in Rwanda, Cheadle also had the privilege of officially naming a baby gorilla as part of World Environment day in the country. The new baby was dubbed Zoya, a name chosen by voters on the Internet to be bestowed by Cheadle.
Don Cheadle has starred in such films as Iron Man 2, Ocean’s Thirteen and Crash. He received an Academy Award nomination for his role in Hotel Rwanda, which told the story of...
Don Cheadle in 'Hotel Rwanda' (Lions Gate)
Unep Executive Director Achim Steiner announced the appointment on Saturday. Steiner said Cheadle would represent the U.N. by helping to spread green awareness to millions of people throughout the world.
While receiving his appointment in Rwanda, Cheadle also had the privilege of officially naming a baby gorilla as part of World Environment day in the country. The new baby was dubbed Zoya, a name chosen by voters on the Internet to be bestowed by Cheadle.
Don Cheadle has starred in such films as Iron Man 2, Ocean’s Thirteen and Crash. He received an Academy Award nomination for his role in Hotel Rwanda, which told the story of...
- 6/7/2010
- by Ann
- SnarkFood.com
• In September, Colin Firth started the long trek to the Oscars by winning best actor at the Venice filmfest. Today the Santa Barbara filmfest announced it will fete Firth with the outstanding performance prize on Feb. 13. That is just three days after AMPAS mails out the final Oscar ballot. Said fest exec Roger Durling, "Colin Firth grabs on to the best role of his career in 'A Single Man' forcing us to have another look at his incredible list of films up to this point. He's one of the most enduring performers working in cinema today, and we're so thrilled that we're honoring this most deserving actor at the peak of his game." Previous recipients include Penelope Cruz (2009), Angelina Jolie (2008), Helen Mirren (2007), Heath Ledger (2006), Kate Winslet (2005) and Charlize Theron (2004). Sbiff
• Mark Burnett is the first reality producer to win the Producer Guild of America's Norman Lear Award. The exec of "Survivor,...
• Mark Burnett is the first reality producer to win the Producer Guild of America's Norman Lear Award. The exec of "Survivor,...
- 10/27/2009
- by tomoneil
- Gold Derby
By Daniel Frankel
Mark Burnett will receive the Producers Guild of America’s Norman Lear Award at the guild’s annual trophy presentation Jan. 24.
The prolific reality TV producer, whose docket includes “Survivor,” “The Apprentice” and “Wedding Day,” will receive an award previously given to David Chase (last year’s winner), Dick Wolf, Jerry Bruckheimer, John Wells, Lorne Michaels, Bud Yorkin, David Wolper and Don Hewitt.
“Just to have my name mentioned in the same sentence as Norman Lear is truly a reward in itself,” Burnett said...
Mark Burnett will receive the Producers Guild of America’s Norman Lear Award at the guild’s annual trophy presentation Jan. 24.
The prolific reality TV producer, whose docket includes “Survivor,” “The Apprentice” and “Wedding Day,” will receive an award previously given to David Chase (last year’s winner), Dick Wolf, Jerry Bruckheimer, John Wells, Lorne Michaels, Bud Yorkin, David Wolper and Don Hewitt.
“Just to have my name mentioned in the same sentence as Norman Lear is truly a reward in itself,” Burnett said...
- 10/27/2009
- by Daniel Frankel
- The Wrap
Mark Burnett will be the first reality show producer to win the Producers Guild of America's Norman Lear Award.
The executive producer of CBS' "Survivor," NBC's "The Apprentice" and ABC's "Shark Tank" will receive the award at the annual PGA Awards on Jan. 24.
"Mark Burnett is an extraordinarily gifted and prolific producer who has truly changed the television landscape with his award-winning reality programming," said PGA Awards co-chairs Laurence Mark and David Friendly. "Mark has made a tremendous impact on the television industry worldwide, and we look forward to honoring his remarkable achievements."
Last year, the PGA Norman Lear Award was presented to David Chase. Previous recipients include Dick Wolf, Jerry Bruckheimer, John Wells, Lorne Michaels, Bud Yorkin, Carsey-Werner-Mandabach, David L. Wolper, Don Hewitt, Garry K. Marshall, Aaron Spelling, Steven Bochco, David E. Kelley, and Norman Lear.
The executive producer of CBS' "Survivor," NBC's "The Apprentice" and ABC's "Shark Tank" will receive the award at the annual PGA Awards on Jan. 24.
"Mark Burnett is an extraordinarily gifted and prolific producer who has truly changed the television landscape with his award-winning reality programming," said PGA Awards co-chairs Laurence Mark and David Friendly. "Mark has made a tremendous impact on the television industry worldwide, and we look forward to honoring his remarkable achievements."
Last year, the PGA Norman Lear Award was presented to David Chase. Previous recipients include Dick Wolf, Jerry Bruckheimer, John Wells, Lorne Michaels, Bud Yorkin, Carsey-Werner-Mandabach, David L. Wolper, Don Hewitt, Garry K. Marshall, Aaron Spelling, Steven Bochco, David E. Kelley, and Norman Lear.
- 10/27/2009
- by By James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PBS led the pack at the 30th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards with six wins, followed by NBC and CBS with 5.
Awards in 35 categories were presented at a gala ceremony at the Lincoln Center in New York Monday night.
"NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams" topped both news story categories, for breaking story and continues coverage, with "CBS Evening News With Katie Couric" winning for investigative journalism.
NBC News' election night coverage also landed an Emmy.
Barbara Walters was presented with a lifetime achievement award by ABC News president David Westin, with a tribute by Couric.
CNN president Jon Klein accepted the President's Award for CNN Prods., the documentary unit of CNN.
The event also featured tributes to the late Walter Cronkite and Don Hewitt, with Cronkite's son and Hewitt's wife as speakers.
Awards in 35 categories were presented at a gala ceremony at the Lincoln Center in New York Monday night.
"NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams" topped both news story categories, for breaking story and continues coverage, with "CBS Evening News With Katie Couric" winning for investigative journalism.
NBC News' election night coverage also landed an Emmy.
Barbara Walters was presented with a lifetime achievement award by ABC News president David Westin, with a tribute by Couric.
CNN president Jon Klein accepted the President's Award for CNN Prods., the documentary unit of CNN.
The event also featured tributes to the late Walter Cronkite and Don Hewitt, with Cronkite's son and Hewitt's wife as speakers.
- 9/22/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
We had been told to expect the deaths of the famous to come in threes, not in the dozens.But all through the summer of 2009 came a ceaseless and somber drumbeat, as idols of all walks of life passed away. From Walter Cronkite to Sen. Ted Kennedy, the nonstop loss of luminaries continued almost as if a seasonal occurrence . as much a part of summer as hot dogs and humidity.If a filmmaker were trying to capture the summer of 2009, Michael Jackson news would be playing in the background. Many thought coverage of Jackson's death was too much; a Pew Research Center poll released in July found that 64 percent of those surveyed thought the media blitz was overdone (though none could top MTV Japan, which designated an entire week of mourning for Jackson).But news outlets went heavy on coverage for the many others who passed. Collectively, it made the constant commemorating hard to escape,...
- 9/19/2009
- Filmicafe
Diane Sawyer is taking over the ABC evening news slot left open after Charlie Gibson announced his retirement. ABC made the announcement Wednesday that veteran reporter Diane Sawyer will replace the retiring Charlie Gibson, reported first by the New York Post. Sawyer was a protégé of the late Don Hewitt. Mr. Hewitt hired Sawyer in 1984 as the first female reporter on "60 Minutes." It was recently revealed that at a black tie political dinner party, Hewitt once made Sawyer crawl under the table and out of the room to scoop the competition on some fact he had learned, Sawyer told the Wall Street Journal. She then broadcast the scoop on CBS radio that same night. "He greeted every...
- 9/2/2009
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
You know, this isn't something I would normally post, but considering the Senator of Massachusetts, Ted Kennedy, died of cancer, I thought I would share the news with all of our readers as this particular disease has been responsible for the deaths of many faces including those involved in both the film industry as well as politics. The Senator died shortly after midnight Tuesday at his home in Hyannis Port, Mass., at age 77. We recently reported that "60 Minutes" creator, Don Hewitt, died of cancer as well. He was 86. There are countless other famous faces that were killed by cancer and several others that are currently fighting this disease. Our prayers are with all of them.
- 8/26/2009
- Reel Empire
· Fox commissioned a poster to prove that execs are, in fact, aware that they'll be broadcasting the second season of Dollhouse.
· Congratulations to Milla Jovovich, who wed director Paul W.S. Anderson, her longtime beau, over the weekend.
· MTV will be adapting the brash U.K. hit Skins for American audiences.
· In the middle of her heartfelt memorial to the late Don Hewitt, Lesley Stahl manages to slip in for no reason that he had a "difficult" relationship with onetime 60 Minutes correspondent Meredith Vieira. Meow!
· A lawsuit is broiling over A&E's plans to proceed with a Steven Seagal reality series even after it had turned down a pitch to feature Seagal living in a house with Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme. Weep for the wasted concept of Last Action Condo.
· Congratulations to Milla Jovovich, who wed director Paul W.S. Anderson, her longtime beau, over the weekend.
· MTV will be adapting the brash U.K. hit Skins for American audiences.
· In the middle of her heartfelt memorial to the late Don Hewitt, Lesley Stahl manages to slip in for no reason that he had a "difficult" relationship with onetime 60 Minutes correspondent Meredith Vieira. Meow!
· A lawsuit is broiling over A&E's plans to proceed with a Steven Seagal reality series even after it had turned down a pitch to feature Seagal living in a house with Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme. Weep for the wasted concept of Last Action Condo.
- 8/24/2009
- Movieline
An interesting week. Sorry to see that Don Hewitt died. Hewitt's most notable effort, 60 Minutes, was and is an important part of my life. I essentially stopped watching network television when I headed off to college. There was one exception, 60 Minutes. The other was, years later, The Sopranos. Sunday nights have been sacred television time in my house for years now. That's thanks to David Chase and, especially, to Don Hewitt and the cast, producers and staff of 60 Minutes. I saw a screening of Ang Lee's new film Taking Woodstock last night. Lee is a great filmmaker and this small, delicate movie is quite good. I have listened to a lot of Woodstock-ology these past few weeks as we mark the 40th anniversary of the event. Some of the commentary has been downright weird. Tom Ashbrook of Wbur did...
- 8/24/2009
- by Alec Baldwin
- Huffington Post
At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, a tribute to Don Hewitt, then new episodes of Big Brother and There Goes The Neighborhood.
NBC has two new episodes of Merlin starting at 7, followed by Miss Universe 2009. At 7:30, Disney has a new Hannah Montana. At 8, ABC has the finale of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, then new episodes of Shark Tank and Defying Gravity. Espn has the Red Sox/Yankees game at 8. ESPN2 has the Little League World Series at 8. At 8:30, Disney has a new Jonas. At 9, Lifetime has a new Drop Dead Diva, followed by a new Army Wives. History Channel has the season finale of Ice Road Truckers at 9, then two new episodes of Pawn Stars. There's a new Iron Chef America on Food Network at 9. Also at 9: HBO has a new True Blood, then new episodes of Hung and Entourage. At 10, AMC has a new Mad Men.
NBC has two new episodes of Merlin starting at 7, followed by Miss Universe 2009. At 7:30, Disney has a new Hannah Montana. At 8, ABC has the finale of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, then new episodes of Shark Tank and Defying Gravity. Espn has the Red Sox/Yankees game at 8. ESPN2 has the Little League World Series at 8. At 8:30, Disney has a new Jonas. At 9, Lifetime has a new Drop Dead Diva, followed by a new Army Wives. History Channel has the season finale of Ice Road Truckers at 9, then two new episodes of Pawn Stars. There's a new Iron Chef America on Food Network at 9. Also at 9: HBO has a new True Blood, then new episodes of Hung and Entourage. At 10, AMC has a new Mad Men.
- 8/23/2009
- by Bob Sassone
- Aol TV.
Minutemen and Women From left: Christiane Amanpour, Morley Safer, Don Hewitt, Lesley Stahl, commentator Andy Rooney, and Mike Wallace. (This is a detail of a larger image that included all 60 Minutes correspondents pas and present.) Photographed by Jonas Karlsson in New York City on November 3, 2003. In our April 2004 issue, legendary newsman Walter Cronkite paid tribute to 60 Minutes and its creator, Don Hewitt, who was two months away from stepping down as executive producer. Both men passed away this year, but their mark on journalism remains indelible, and it’s inspiring to witness the mark they left on each other as well. By any measure, 60 Minutes is one of the most successful broadcasts in television’s now half-century history. It was the first news program to reach Olympus—the Top 10 most popular shows—and it stayed there longer than any of its entertainment rivals. Its secret was the same as that of the magazine its producer,...
- 8/21/2009
- Vanity Fair
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