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Don Hewitt
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Don Hewitt

The 60 Minutes creator died at age 86 on Aug. 19. Credited with pioneering the modern newscast, Hewitt directed the first network TV newscast, featuring Douglas Edwards, in 1948, and executive-produced the first half-hour network newscast — CBS Evening News With Walter Cronkite — in 1963.

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