Birthdate: December 14, 1922
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: August 19, 2009
Donald Shepard Hewitt was a prominent American television news producer and executive, best known for creating the iconic CBS television news magazine 60 Minutes in 1968. Under his leadership, 60 Minutes became the longest-running prime-time broadcast on American television and achieved the remarkable feat of being the nation’s top-ranked television program five times. Hewitt also produced the first televised presidential debate in 1960, leaving a lasting impact on the field of broadcast journalism.
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