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Don Hewit, Broadcast Journalism Icon, Dies
August 19, 2009 1:14 PM
We don’t use the term “icon” lightly. Don Hewitt worked with Edward R. Murrow; he produced the landmark Kennedy-Nixon debates; and he founded and produced the newsmagazine "60 Minutes." We profiled Hewitt on the occasion of his stepping down from the executive producer job at 60. Take a look…
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Don Hewitt was a broadcast journalism genius. His brilliance helped to broaden the scope of broadcast journalism for this entire world.
Rest and be with God, Mr. Hewitt...
Posted by: Addy M. Hansen | Aug 19, 2009 4:00:16 PM
Don Hewitt is quoted as saying that in deciding what to put on television he went by his "gut". He obviously had a good sense of what would appeal to a broad public.
Posted by: Candadai Tirumalai | Aug 20, 2009 9:39:44 AM
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