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CBS News Legend Don Hewitt Dies at 86

Don Hewitt, the CBS News legend who created many of the hallmarks of television news, including its most successful show, 60 Minutes, has died, CBS News reported Tuesday. He was 86.

Over a career lasting more than six decades, Hewitt directed Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite, the most influential newsmen of their era, and helped shape coverage of moments historic both for television and the country, including the first presidential debate, between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, in 1960.read more

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Don Hewitt
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Length: 05:29
Posted: 7/23/2009

Don Hewitt explains that no one is more surprised by the success of "60 Minutes" than he is. (5:29) watch

VIDEO: Don Hewitt And Sinatra

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Don Hewitt And Sinatra
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Posted: 6/25/2009

60 Minutes creator Don Hewitt shares a story about legend Frank Sinatra. watch

Don Hewitt shaped a stellar career in television news, even shaping the medium itself during the "CBS Evening News" and "60 Minutes", reports Maggie Rodriguez.
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Posted: 8/21/2009
Don Hewitt had no problem telling the secret behind the success of "60 Minutes." As Katie Couric reports, this driven man loved to tell a story and ended up changed the face of television.
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Posted: 8/19/2009
TV news pioneer Don Hewitt is fondly remembered by his 60 Minutes colleagues Steve Kroft and Leslie Stahl.
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Posted: 8/21/2009
Tavis pays tribute to "60 Minutes" creator Don Hewitt.
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Length: 09:15
Posted: 8/21/2009
more Don Hewitt videos (22 total videos)
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Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Producer) 2007 TV Show Series
Who The #$&% Is Jackson Pollock? (Exec. Producer) 2006 Movie
A Dirty Shame (Actor - Injured Neuter Man #2) 2004 Movie
School Of Rock (Stunts) 2003 Movie
Legends: The 60 Minutes Interviews (Executive Producer) 2002 TV Show Series

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