On April 7, Mike Wallace, the lion of the TV news magazine died. Wallace was more than a news man. He was a former actor and game show host who found a way to seamlessly blend news and entertainment into a combination that was far more than a sum of its parts. Wallace -- first on Night Beat, then on 60 Minutes -- didn't just investigate or report. He turned interviewing into a blood sport -- becoming both one of the most liked and feared men on television as a result. He brought the same intensity and enthusiasm to every interview -- be it entertainers, world leaders or criminals -- even once calling Ayatollah Khomeini a lunatic, to his face.
This got him into trouble at times -- settling a lawsuit with General Westmoreland; losing a battle with CBS over a tobacco industry whistleblower -- but it also made him something rare...
This got him into trouble at times -- settling a lawsuit with General Westmoreland; losing a battle with CBS over a tobacco industry whistleblower -- but it also made him something rare...
- 4/19/2012
- by Evan Shapiro
- Aol TV.
On April 7, Mike Wallace, the lion of the TV news magazine died. Wallace was more than a news man. He was a former actor and game show host who found a way to seamlessly blend news and entertainment into a combination that was far more than a sum of its parts. Wallace -- first on Night Beat, then on 60 Minutes -- didn't just investigate or report. He turned interviewing into a blood sport -- becoming both one of the most liked and feared men on television as a result. He brought the same intensity and enthusiasm to every interview -- be it entertainers, world leaders or criminals -- even once calling Ayatollah Khomeini a lunatic, to his face.
This got him into trouble at times -- settling a lawsuit with General Westmoreland; losing a battle with CBS over a tobacco industry whistleblower -- but it also made him something rare...
This got him into trouble at times -- settling a lawsuit with General Westmoreland; losing a battle with CBS over a tobacco industry whistleblower -- but it also made him something rare...
- 4/19/2012
- by Evan Shapiro
- Aol TV.
'60 Minutes' correspondent was known for his hard-hitting interview style.
By Gil Kaufman
Mike Wallace
Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images
Veteran TV reporter and longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Mike Wallace died on Saturday at the age of 93. Over 50 years as a journalist Wallace developed a reputation as a dogged interrogator unafraid to ask his subjects hard, uncomfortable questions, which he often set up with the soft-touch phrase, "forgive me."
Wallace, who was one of the founding hosts of pioneering TV news magazine "60 Minutes," retired in 2006, occasionally returning to the show to do interviews with the likes of Mitt Romney and Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He underwent triple bypass heart surgery in 2008 and died after what was described as a long illness in New Haven, Connecticut, on Saturday.
"All of us at CBS News and particularly at '60 Minutes' owe so much to Mike," said Jeff Fager, chairman of CBS News and...
By Gil Kaufman
Mike Wallace
Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images
Veteran TV reporter and longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Mike Wallace died on Saturday at the age of 93. Over 50 years as a journalist Wallace developed a reputation as a dogged interrogator unafraid to ask his subjects hard, uncomfortable questions, which he often set up with the soft-touch phrase, "forgive me."
Wallace, who was one of the founding hosts of pioneering TV news magazine "60 Minutes," retired in 2006, occasionally returning to the show to do interviews with the likes of Mitt Romney and Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He underwent triple bypass heart surgery in 2008 and died after what was described as a long illness in New Haven, Connecticut, on Saturday.
"All of us at CBS News and particularly at '60 Minutes' owe so much to Mike," said Jeff Fager, chairman of CBS News and...
- 4/9/2012
- MTV Music News
CBS News announced that it will air a special program next Sunday, April 15 dedicated to 60 Minutes correspondent Mike Wallace, who passed away on Saturday, April 7, at the age of 93.
“It is with tremendous sadness that we mark the passing of Mike Wallace. His extraordinary contribution as a broadcaster is immeasurable and he has been a force within the television industry throughout its existence. His loss will be felt by all of us at CBS,” Leslie Moonves, president and CEO, CBS Corporation, says in the statement.
Read the entire statement from CBS News below:
“60 Minutes” Icon Mike Wallace Dies At 93
CBS News legend Mike Wallace,...
“It is with tremendous sadness that we mark the passing of Mike Wallace. His extraordinary contribution as a broadcaster is immeasurable and he has been a force within the television industry throughout its existence. His loss will be felt by all of us at CBS,” Leslie Moonves, president and CEO, CBS Corporation, says in the statement.
Read the entire statement from CBS News below:
“60 Minutes” Icon Mike Wallace Dies At 93
CBS News legend Mike Wallace,...
- 4/8/2012
- by Nuzhat Naoreen
- EW - Inside TV
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