Legendary "60 Minutes" Correspondent Morley Safer Has Died At Age 84
Source: CBS NEWS
Morley Safer, the CBS newsman who changed war reporting forever when he showed GIs burning the huts of Vietnamese villagers and went on to become the iconic 60 Minutes correspondent whose stylish stories on America's most-watched news program made him one of television's most enduring stars, died today in Manhattan. He was 84. He had homes in Manhattan and Chester, Conn.
Safer was in declining health when he announced his retirement last week; CBS News broadcast a long-planned special hour to honor the occasion on Sunday May 15 that he watched in his home.
A huge presence on 60 Minutes for 46 years -- Safer enjoyed the longest run anyone ever had on primetime network television. Though he cut back a decade ago, he still appeared regularly until recently, captivating audiences with his signature stories on art, science and culture. A dashing figure in his checked shirt, polka dot tie and pocket square, Morley Safer -- even his name had panache -- was in his true element playing pool with Jackie Gleason, delivering one of his elegant essays aboard the Orient Express or riffing on Anna Wintour, but he also asked the tough questions and did the big stories. In 2011, over 18.5 million people watched him ask Ruth Madoff how she could not have known her husband Bernard was running a billion-dollar Ponzi scheme. The interview was headline news and water cooler talk for days.
In some of his later 60 Minutes pieces, Safer profiled the cartoonists of The New Yorker, interviewed the founder and staff of Wikipedia and reported on a billion-dollar art trove discovered in a Munich apartment. In his last story broadcast on March 13, he profiled the visionary architect Bjarke Ingels.
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callous taoboy
(4,595 posts)still_one
(92,502 posts)Arkansas Granny
(31,540 posts)I always considered him one of the good ones. A real reporter, not just a reader.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)Just watched his 1 hour "60 Minutes" retirement commemoration Sunday!
Rest in peace, Morley Safer.
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yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)I can't believe it. Terrible news. This happens quite a lot when people retire. The first year can result in death. I have heard that often. This however was very quick and shocking.
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yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)That sentence in the article suggests that his health had been declining.
still_one
(92,502 posts)This was broadcast May 15th
Very sad
philosslayer
(3,076 posts)RIP Mr. Safer.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,249 posts)Too bad there aren't more jobs that allow you to work part time as you get older.
No Vested Interest
(5,167 posts)Disease is disease, and has its own timetable for each individual.
Retirement is a good thing, if one can live comfortably.
Not having enough money is uncomfortable, working or retired.
MADem
(135,425 posts)JimDandy
(7,318 posts)It was a good tribute.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)Was excellent on 60 minutes all those years.
k8conant
(3,030 posts)Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)Cross gently, Morley.
LisaM
(27,850 posts)One more of the real reporters gone.
sinkingfeeling
(51,493 posts)mountain grammy
(26,666 posts)Rest in peace, Morley, you'll be missed.
ViseGrip
(3,133 posts)Many thanks to Morely and his family. God speed!
Maybe Morely can be an angel of journalism, and watch over the propagandists, and help us to defeat them....oh I wish.
R.I.P.
TeamPooka
(24,292 posts)63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)Hiraeth
(4,805 posts)yurbud
(39,405 posts)Beacool
(30,254 posts)What happened? If I'm home on a Sunday evening, I always watch 60 Minutes. He was a great journalist and will be missed. My condolences to his family, friends and his colleagues.
Rest in peace, Mr. Safer.
DinahMoeHum
(21,829 posts)lunamagica
(9,967 posts)leveymg
(36,418 posts)Both have been in declining health.
a kennedy
(29,771 posts)RIP Mr. Safer.
LuckyLib
(6,822 posts)read books and did research.
LongTomH
(8,636 posts)Blue_In_AK
(46,436 posts)So many times the tributes don't come until it's too late for the recipient.
secondwind
(16,903 posts)meow2u3
(24,776 posts)ThingsGottaChange
(1,200 posts)liberal N proud
(60,352 posts)I knew he was not well, just didn't expect it to be this soon.
El Supremo
(20,365 posts)Both died soon after retiring from 60 Minutes.
Two good ones gone.
moondust
(20,025 posts)Too few real journalists left. Thanks, Morley.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)Every guy on that show, either dies on air or pretty much is on his deathbed at retirement.
RIP Morley