Fifty Years of 60 Minutes
by yrnej | created - 25 Sep 2017 | updated - 25 Sep 2017 | PublicSeptember 24, 2017 marked the beginning of the 50th year of the venerated news magazine, 60 Minutes (1968). With nearly 1,400 episodes and 108 awards, the show seems poised to run indefinitely. Oprah Winfrey is joining 60 Minutes as a special correspondent for this historic season.
Which of these news journalists who spent at least 10 years as a 60 Minutes correspondent do you remember most?
Discuss the list here
* Andy Rooney is not on this list for two reasons: #1 - on 60 Minutes he delivered commentaries, he didn't report the news and; #2 - he would probably take at least 80% of the votes were he included
1. Morley Safer
Actor | Morning Glory
Morley Safer was born on November 8, 1931 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an news anchor, known for 60 Minutes (1968).. He played himself in Morning Glory (2010) and A Man Without a Country (2012). He was married to Jane Fearer, and had a daughter, Sarah. He died on May 19, 2016 in New York ...
1968-2016
2. Mike Wallace
Self | 60 Minutes
Mike Wallace was born on May 9, 1918 in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for 60 Minutes (1968), The Sword and the Dragon (1956) and The Big Surprise (1955). He was married to Mary Yates, Lorraine Perigord, Buff Cobb and Norma Kaphan. He died on April 7, 2012 in New ...
1968-2008
3. Bill Plante
Inside Hurricane Katrina Update
Bill Plante was born on January 14, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is known for Inside Hurricane Katrina Update (2006), Jim and Sarah Brady: A Tribute (2015) and CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (1962). He was married to Robin Smith and Barbara Anne (Barnes) Ortieg. He died on September 28...
1968-1995
4. Walter Cronkite
Actor | Liberty's Kids
Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri, the only child of Helen Lena (Fritsche) and Walter Leland Cronkite, a doctor. Throughout his early career, Cronkite worked with newspapers. During World War II, he served as a news reporter. In 1950, Cronkite became a journalist. He ...
1968-1981
5. Roger Mudd
Writer | CBS Reports
Roger Mudd was born on February 9, 1928 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for CBS Reports (1959), Time Machine: True Stories of the NYPD (2000) and Empires of Industry (1997). He was married to Emma Jeanne Spears. He died on March 9, 2021 in McLean, Virginia...
1968-1980
6. Charles Kuralt
Writer | CBS News Sunday Morning
Charles Kuralt was born on September 10, 1934 in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979), CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (1962) and Gauguin in Tahiti: The Search for Paradise (1967). He was married to Suzannah ...
1968-1979
7. Harry Reasoner
Writer | The Reasoner Report
Harry Reasoner was born on April 17, 1923 in Dakota City, Iowa, USA. He was a writer, known for The Reasoner Report (1973), ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (1953) and Calendar (1961). He was married to Lois Harriett Weber and Kathleen Ann Carroll. He died on August 6, 1991 in Norwalk, ...
1968-1970 and 1978-1991
8. Bob Schieffer
Actor | Morning Glory
Bob Schieffer was born on February 25, 1937 in Austin, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Morning Glory (2010), Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan (1954) and Madam Secretary (2014). He has been married to Patricia Neville Penrose Bishop since April 15, 1967. They have two children.
1973-1996
9. Ed Bradley
Self | 60 Minutes
A graduate of Thomas More Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia and Cheyney State Teachers College (now Cheyney University), Ed Bradley was teaching sixth grade in the Philadelphia public school system when he accepted a dare to report the news on a local radio station; he fell in love with it...
1976-2006
10. Steve Kroft
Actor | Small Time Crooks
Steve Kroft was born on August 22, 1945 in Kokomo, Indiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Small Time Crooks (2000), 60 Minutes (1968) and Murphy Brown (1988). He has been married to Jennet Conant since June 29, 1991. They have one child. He was previously married to Sarah Jane Keene.
1989-present
11. Lesley Stahl
Actress | Eagle Eye
Lesley Stahl was born on December 16, 1941 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for Eagle Eye (2008), Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021) and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023). She was previously married to Aaron Latham and Dr. Jeffrey Gordon.
1991-present
12. John Roberts
Self | CBS News Special Report: The Election of the Pope
John Roberts was born on November 15, 1956 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a writer and producer, known for CBS News Special Report: The Election of the Pope (2005), America Reports (2021) and Deadline Iraq: Uncensored Stories of the War (2003). He is married to Kyra Phillips. They have two ...
1992-2005
13. Bob Simon
Self | 60 Minutes
Bob Simon was born on May 29, 1941 in Bronx, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for 60 Minutes (1968), CSI: NY (2004) and 60 Minutes II (1999). He was married to Françoise. He died on February 11, 2015 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
1996-2015
14. Scott Pelley
Self | 60 Minutes II
Scott Pelley was born on July 28, 1957 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He has been married to Jane Ruth Boone since August 20, 1983. They have two children.
2003-present
15. Lara Logan
Self | 60 Minutes
Lara Logan was born on March 29, 1971 in Durban, South Africa. She is a producer and writer, known for 60 Minutes (1968), Selection Code (2022) and Nerah Documaentary Film (2024). She has been married to Joseph Burkett IV since October 30, 2008. They have two children. She was previously married to...
2005-present
16. Anderson Cooper
Actor | Chappie
Anderson Cooper was born on June 3, 1967 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Chappie (2015), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Anderson Cooper 360° (2003).
2006-present
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