Hewitt was 86 and had pancreatic cancer. More at CBS. Another funeral CBS persona non grata Dan Rather won't be invited to (see Walter Cronkite Dead).
CBS brass reax.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
"60 Minutes" Creator Don Hewitt Exits The Planet
Hewitt was 86 and had pancreatic cancer. More at CBS. Another funeral CBS persona non grata Dan Rather won't be invited to (see Walter Cronkite Dead).
CBS brass reax.
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With all the news greats who knew how to report exiting the planet, who will be left behind to carry on the profession?
ReplyDeleteHewitt was a great guy. I watched him pick up a remote control in a greenroom and he said "This is the most important invention of the 20th century. It will make people lose jobs because viewers will start switching channels if they don't like the commercials--or the shows."
ReplyDeleteThese days, the remote is invaluable.
I don't know. Hewitt was my kinda hunky old guy like Ben Bradlee.
ReplyDeleteGenius combined with integrity.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mr. Hewitt. Rest in peace.
Cronkite, Hewitt ... now all we need is Rooney, Wallace, and Couric to pass, and the country will feel a slight pull to the right.
ReplyDeleteRather is so radioactive. I don't think he would be invited to the pope's funeral.
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From what I read about him, Hewitt was hardly a liberal.
ReplyDeleteAnd he knew Rather was nuts.
Granted, even Cronkite knew that. Hell, Charles Manson knows it.
Ask Sally Quinn about Hewitt, and she'll tell a different tale (in her book, "We're Going to Make You a Star")
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