Don Hewitt

American television news producer (1922-2009) · United States · On the map · Journalists · Died at 86

Donald Shepard Hewitt 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.

Don Hewitt is read about 59 times a day, in 16 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2009Died19 August 20092008Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement AwardAward1995International Emmy Founders AwardAward1992Goldsmith Prize for Investigative ReportingAwardWalter Cronkite Award for Excellence in JournalismAward1922Born14 December 1922

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Awards

Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award2008

International Emmy Founders Award1995

Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism1992

Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting1992

Peabody Awards

Emmy Award

Producers Guild of America Awards

Radio Television Digital News Association

Television Hall of Fame

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Under Hewitt's leadership, 60 Minutes was the only news program ever rated as the nation's top-ranked television program, which it accomplished five times. Hewitt produced the first televised presidential debate in 1960.

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United States