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Don Hewitt

Television Director / Journalist / Screenwriter / Television Producer | * 12/14/1922 († 86, 08/19/2009) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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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Most frequent genres for this person: News | Documentaries | Talk-Shows

Awards & Nominations for Don Hewitt

Peabody Awards Emmy Awards Edward R. Murrow Award (Washington State University) Producers Guild of America Awards Radio Television Digital News Association Television Hall of Fame International Emmy Founders Award Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism

Movies with Don Hewitt as Actor(1)

as Self (archive footage)2019 Mike Wallace Is Here

TV Shows/Series with Don Hewitt as Actor(1)

as Self (Charlie Rose archive footage 6/5/92)1991 Charlie Rose

TV Shows/Series with Don Hewitt as Crew(3)

Creator/Creator1979 60 Minutes Australia
Production/Executive Producer1968 60 Minutes
Creator/Creator1968 60 Minutes

Full Name: Don Hewitt
Born: Thursday, 12/14 1922 (December) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 08/19 2009 (August) in Bridgehampton (aged: 86)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: New Rochelle High School
Employer: CBS News
Spouses (current/former): Frankie Hewitt, Marilyn Berger
Other names for Don Hewitt (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Donald Shepard Hewitt"
"Donald Hewitt"
Don Hewitt frequently works together with these people:
Charlie Rose (4x, Actor)
Richard Nixon (3x, Actor)
Al Pacino (2x, Actor)
Oprah Winfrey (2x, Actress)
Lesley Stahl (2x, Cast)
Morley Safer (2x, Actor)
Norah O'Donnell (2x, Actress)
Kamala Harris (2x, Actress)
Sharyn Alfonsi (2x, Cast)
Mike Pence (2x, Actor)
Bill Whitaker (2x, Cast)
Avi Belkin (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1364518, Added: 09/03/2019, Last updated: 03/25/2024