Donald Hewitt
Donald Shepard "Don" Hewitt (* 14. December 1922 in New York City ; † 19th August 2009 in Bridgehampton , Suffolk County , New York ) was an American journalist , director and television - producer . He was the boss and producer of the news magazine 60 Minutes , the longest-running newscast on US television.
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Don Hewitt attended New Rochelle High School in New York City, where he was already writing for the school newspaper. After graduating, he enrolled at New York University . He began his journalistic career in 1942 with the Herald Tribune . In 1948 he moved to CBS News , where he worked for fourteen years as the producer and director of the evening news program. He was the first director of See It Now , which was co-produced by presenters Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly . In 1960, Hewitt was the director of the televised duel between presidential candidates Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy . He later became executive producer of the CBS Evening News , spokesman for Walter Cronkite . In 1968 he started the newscast, 60 Minutes , which has since won eight Emmys .
In 2004, at the age of 81, Hewitt retired as executive producer. He has received multiple Emmy awards. In 2008 he received the Edward R. Murrow Award from Washington State University for his life's work as a journalist. He died at his home in Bridgehampton, New York, in 2009.
literature
- Hewitt, Don (2001). Tell Me a Story: 50 Years and 60 Minutes in Television . Cambridge, MA: Public Affairs Press
Web links
- Don Hewitt in the nndb (English)
- Obituary in the New York Times (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hewitt, Donald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hewitt, Donald Shepard (full name); Hewitt, Don (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American news journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 19, 2009 |
| Place of death | Bridgehampton , Suffolk County (New York) |