Mike Wallace, who spent 38 years with “60 Minutes”, has died. He was 93 years old and died at a care facility in New Canaan,
Connecticut where he had lived in recent years. Wallace had been in declining health in recent years. He received a pacemaker more than 20 years ago, had a long history of cardiac care and underwent triple bypass heart surgery in January 2008. Wallace was the first person hired by legendary CBS producer Don Hewitt when he was putting together the staff for “60 Minutes.” He won 21 Emmy awards, five DuPont-Columbia journalism awards, and five Peabody awards. In 2005, Wallace made news of his own when he acknowledged his longtime war with depression – a fight that nearly caused him to take his own life. Wallace wrote in his memoir “Between You and Me”. His last interview for CBS was with retired baseball star Roger Clemens, which aired in January 2008. Mike Wallace will always be remembered as one of America’s best-known broadcast journalists.
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