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    Donald Shepard Hewitt[1] (December 14, 1922 – August 19, 2009) was an American television news producer and executive, best known for creating the CBS television news magazine 60 Minutes in 1968, which at the time of his death was the longest-running prime-time broadcast on American television. [2] .

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    Sep 11, 2017 · For the longest time, Don Hewitt believed it was a 1984 piece on Jackie Gleason, the comedian and actor best known for his role on TV’s The Honeymooners.

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    Aug 20, 2009 · Don Hewitt, who changed the course of broadcast news by creating the television magazine “60 Minutes,” fusing journalism and show business as never before, and who then presided over that...

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    Aug 19, 2009 · Don Hewitt, a TV news pioneer who created “60 Minutes” and produced the popular CBS newsmagazine for 36 years, died Wednesday. He was 86. He died of pancreatic cancer at his Bridgehampton home,...

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    Aug 19, 2009 · Don Hewitt, recognized as a father of modern television news and the creator of the medium's most successful broadcast, 60 Minutes, died of pancreatic cancer Wednesday. He was 86 and...

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    Aug 19, 2009 · It was a revolution in television programming created by veteran newsman Don Hewitt (1922 – 2009). 60 MINUTES was the first news program to break into the Neilsen’s Top ten, and has been...

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    Aug 19, 2009 · Don Hewitt: 1922-2009. A look at the life and career of the pioneering television journalist best known as the creator of "60 Minutes." Photos: Hewitt's Life and Career. Photos: Friends and...