Journalist, News Correspondent, and Author. He is best remembered as the longest serving reporter on the CBS American news magazine television program "60 Minutes". Born to Austrian Jewish parents, his father was employed as an upholsterer. After briefly attending college, he dropped out to pursue a career in journalism. He worked as a reporter for several Canadian newspapers, including the London Free Press and the Toronto Telegram. In 1956 he joined the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and was assigned to cover the major events in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. He was hired by CBS in 1964 and based in London, England and became its bureau chief three years later. The following year, he opened the CBS news bureau in Saigon, South Vietnam where he gave firsthand reports on the often-controversial US military activities. In 1970 he was tagged to replace Harry Reasoner on "60 Minutes" and remained with them until a week before his death, a span of 46 years. During his career, he received numerous awards and honors, including 12 Emmy Awards, three Overseas Press Awards, three George Foster Peabody Awards, two Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Awards, the Radio-Television News Directors Association Paul White Award (1966), the French Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1995), and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Lifetime Achievement Emmy (2003). In 1990 he published his best-selling book, "Flashbacks: On Returning to Vietnam." He died of pneumonia at the age of 84.
Journalist, News Correspondent, and Author. He is best remembered as the longest serving reporter on the CBS American news magazine television program "60 Minutes". Born to Austrian Jewish parents, his father was employed as an upholsterer. After briefly attending college, he dropped out to pursue a career in journalism. He worked as a reporter for several Canadian newspapers, including the London Free Press and the Toronto Telegram. In 1956 he joined the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and was assigned to cover the major events in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. He was hired by CBS in 1964 and based in London, England and became its bureau chief three years later. The following year, he opened the CBS news bureau in Saigon, South Vietnam where he gave firsthand reports on the often-controversial US military activities. In 1970 he was tagged to replace Harry Reasoner on "60 Minutes" and remained with them until a week before his death, a span of 46 years. During his career, he received numerous awards and honors, including 12 Emmy Awards, three Overseas Press Awards, three George Foster Peabody Awards, two Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Awards, the Radio-Television News Directors Association Paul White Award (1966), the French Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1995), and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Lifetime Achievement Emmy (2003). In 1990 he published his best-selling book, "Flashbacks: On Returning to Vietnam." He died of pneumonia at the age of 84.
Bio by: William Bjornstad
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Melech Shmuel
son of Mordechai Nesanyel and Chaya Sarah
died 14 Adar I 5776
Morley Safer
1931 – 2016
"It's been a wonderful life I've had... being witness to the mischief men do, to the wonderful mix of foolishness and nobility, to the disasters and unholy wars and to the moments of grace that we discover in the most unlikely places."
Morley Safer 2009
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