Don Hewitt
(1922-2009)
American television news producer
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Donald Shepard Hewitt (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. Under Hewitt's leadership, 60 Minutes was the only news program ever rated as the nation's top-ranked television program, an achievement it accomplished five times. Hewitt produced the first televised presidential debate in 1960.
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Donald S. Hewitt 14 December 1922 New York City, New York
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19 August 2009 (aged 86) Bridgehampton, New York
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| Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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