Events in Film & TV
Television Premiere
1968-09-24 "60 Minutes" premieres on CBS-TV
- 1990-02-08 "60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney suspended by CBS for racial remarks attributed to him by a gay magazine
- 1994-05-08 500th commentary by Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes
- 2006-03-14 Mike Wallace retires from US news program "60 Minutes" after 37 years
- 2017-10-15 60 Minutes and The Washington Post publish story detailing how Congress passed a bill sponsored by Tom Marino that hindered the fight against the opioid crisis
Film & TV History
2018-03-26 Porn star Stormy Daniels claims she had an affair with Donald Trump in an interview with CBS's 60 Minutes and was later threatened to keep quiet
Birthdays in Film & TV
Mike Wallace (1918-2012)
1918-05-09 American journalist and media personality (Biography, 60 Minutes), born in Brookline, Massachusetts
- 1919-01-14 Andy Rooney, American CBS news correspondent (60 Minutes), born in Albany, New York (d. 2011)
- 1920-11-01 James J. Kilpatrick, American newspaper journalist and columnist (60 Minutes), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 2010)
- 1922-12-14 Don Hewitt, American CBS news executive producer (60 Minutes), born in NYC, New York
Harry Reasoner (1923-1991)
1923-04-17 American newscaster (60 Minutes, ABC, CBS), born in Dakota City, Iowa
- 1925-10-06 Shana Alexander, American journalist (Life magazine, 60 Minutes), born in NYC, New York (d. 2005)
Dan Rather (91 years old)
1931-10-31 American news anchor (CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes), born in Wharton, Texas
- 1931-11-08 Morley Safer, Canadian-American TV newscaster (60 Minutes), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2016)
- 1941-05-29 Bob Simon, American TV correspondent (CBS, 60 Minutes), born in the Bronx, New York (d. 2015)
- 1941-06-22 Ed Bradley, American journalist and CBS news correspondent (60 Minutes), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2006)
- 1945-08-22 Steve Kroft, American journalist and longtime correspondent for 60 Minutes, born in Kokomo Indiana
- 1945-12-22 Diane Sawyer, American newscaster (60 Minutes, ABC Prime Time), born in Glasgow, Kentucky
Weddings in Film & TV
Mike Nichols
1988-04-29 American "60 Minutes" broadcast journalist Diane Sawyer (42) weds German-American director Mike Nichols (56)
Deaths in Film & TV
Harry Reasoner (1923-1991)
1991-08-06 American newscaster (60 Minutes, ABC, CBS), dies at 68
- 1993-02-16 Richard Salant, news president (CBS-60 Minutes), dies at 78
- 2005-06-23 Shana Alexander, American journalist (Life magazine, 60 Minutes), dies of cancer at 79
- 2006-11-09 Ed Bradley, American journalist and CBS news correspondent (60 Minutes), dies of complications from lymphocytic leukemia at 65
- 2009-08-19 Don Hewitt, television news producer & director; creator of 60 Minutes (b. 1922)
- 2010-08-15 James J. Kilpatrick, American newspaper journalist and columnist (60 Minutes), dies at 89
Mike Wallace (1918-2012)
2012-04-07 American journalist and media personality (Biography, 60 Minutes), dies of natural causes at 93
- 2015-02-11 Bob Simon, American TV correspondent (CBS, 60 Minutes), dies after a car crash at 73
- 2016-05-19 Morley Safer, Canadian-American TV newscaster (60 Minutes), dies at 84