fifty years and 60 minutes in television Hewitt, Don (Donald Shepard) 1922-2009 creator text biography nyu New York Public Affairs c2001 2001 monographic eng

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viii, 272 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. The producer for "60 Minutes" recounts his early experiences and his more than fifty years with CBS, including the first broadcasts of political conventions, the Kennedy-Nixon debates, and the events portrayed in the film "The Insider." Acknowledgments ix Prologue 1 (12) Forty-five Minutes from Broadway 13 (8) Oh, What a Lovely War 21 (22) The Emerald City 43 (26) New Frontiers 69 (16) The Battle of the TV Executives 85 (22) 60 Minutes of Prime Time 107 (12) What Makes a Great Story 119 (16) Hitting Our Stride 135 (26) Corporate Politics and Holy Wars 161 (18) Razzle Dazzle 179 (12) Big Tobacco 191 (20) Striking the Right Balance 211 (12) News Business, Show Business, and Nobody's Business 223 (18) The Televised Future 241 (14) Epilogue 255 (4) The 60 Minutes Honor Roll 259 (2) Index 261 Don Hewitt. Includes index. n-us--- Television producers and directors United States Biography Productores y directores de televisión Estados Unidos Noticieros de televisión Estados Unidos PN 1992.4 H611t 2001 791.45/0232/092 1586480170 9781586480172 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2001016222-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2001016222-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2001016222-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2001016222-d.html BJBSDDR 010103 20231016150621.0 eng