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Don Hewitt, who launched and executive-produced the newsmagazine colossus 60 Minutes, died today. His own news organization remembers him here. It’s been a sad summer for CBS News, and yet one that’s ...

Quick, name the executive producer of your favorite TV show. OK, how about any TV show? The fact is most producers labor in relative obscurity. Well, not Don Hewitt, the mastermind behind the ...

“Ticking Clock,” a new memoir by Ira Rosen, a former producer for the show, recounts the newsmagazine’s pathbreaking journalism and its culture of harassment and abuse. By Jim Windolf The show’s ...

Hewitt's 35-year reign over "60 Minutes" reportedly is imperiled, even though CBS News president Andrew Heyward responded by telling the Associated Press, "I certainly hope that Don is part of CBS for ...

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