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60 Minutes
(CBS) 60 Minutes, the CBS News magazine providing a blend of hard-hitting
investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles
of people in the news, began its 34th season in September and is
the most successful broadcast in television history. The program
finished the 2000-01 season as the number-one rated news magazine.
No other program has even approached this record. It is among many
milestones for 60 Minutes.
60 Minutes was created in 1968 by Don Hewitt, still the program's
executive producer, and premiered on CBS on Sept. 24 of that year.
A second week night edition of the Sunday news magazine, 60 Minutes
II, was launched in the middle of the 1998-99 season. 60 MINUTES
II finished the 2000-01 season right behind its sibling as the
second-highest rated news magazine. 60 Minutes has won 73 Emmy
Awards - the most for any news program ever - and virtually every
other major broadcast journalism award. It has also won nine Peabody
Awards for exceptional television broadcasting.
According to Nielsen, nearly 16 million viewers tuned in to the
broadcast each Sunday evening over the 2000-01 season, for an
average rating of 11.2 with a 19 share. The correspondents/co-editors
of 60 Minutes are listed below in the order in which they joined
the broadcast: Mike Wallace (1968), Morley Safer (1970), Ed Bradley
(1981), Steve Kroft (1989) and Lesley Stahl (1991). Andy Rooney,
the broadcast's correspondent and commentator, began his regular
on-air segment, "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney," in
1978. He had been a writer and producer for the program since
its premiere.
Other high-profile journalists report for 60 Minutes: veteran
CBS News foreign correspondent Bob Simon and Correspondent Carol
Marin both contribute, and through a unique agreement with CNN,
CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour also
provides reports. (CBS) In addition to original reporting by its
team of experienced and respected broadcast journalists, 60 Minutes
II includes fresh reports on classic 60 Minutes stories as well
as topical follow-ups to Sunday stories of particular interest
or urgency. "No program in the history of television has
been an emblem of quality as much as the original 60 Minutes,"
said Leslie Moonves, president and chief executive officer of
CBS Television, in the announcement of 60 Minutes II. "We're
proud to have a program of such high caliber on our air and look
forward to bringing viewers a second hour of television's best
news magazine."
DAN RATHER, Correspondent
Dan Rather is anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News.
He also is anchor of 48 Hours and a correspondent for 60 Minutes
II.
BOB SIMON, Correspondent
Bob Simon, the most honored journalist in international reporting,
was named a correspondent for 60 Minutes II in November 1998.
CHARLIE ROSE, Correspondent
Charlie Rose, a former CBS News anchor, was named a correspondent
for 60 Minutes II in November 1998. The broadcast debuted in January
1999.
VICKI MABREY, Correspondent
Vicki Mabrey was named a correspondent for 60 Minutes II in November
1998. The broadcast debuted in January 1999 to critical acclaim.
SCOTT PELLEY, Correspondent
Scott Pelley was named a correspondent for 60 Minutes II in June
1999. Prior to that, he had been CBS News' chief White House correspondent
since August 1997.
CHARLES GRODIN, Commentator
Charles Grodin is the new commentator for 60 Minutes II. "Charles
Grodin is a man of many talents," said Jeff Fager, executive
producer of the broadcast.
JEFFREY FAGER, Executive Producer,
Jeffrey Fager was named executive producer of 60 Minutes II in
July 1998. The broadcast debuted in January 1999, and earned a
spot in the top 30 in its first season.
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