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Post by cindosha on May 19, 2016 18:02:11 GMT
it's weird because I just saw on tv a week or so ago a news clip about him and I thought he died but they were advertising a spot about his retiring from 60 minutes...
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Post by femalebusiness on May 19, 2016 18:07:25 GMT
I just watched the special on him that 60 minutes did last Sunday. He is the third to retire from 60 minutes and drop dead the next week or so. Andy Rooney and Tim Russert did the same thing.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on May 19, 2016 18:08:26 GMT
That's sad. DH and I both made the same comment when we saw the news clip - that we thought he had died already. He sure had a long, interesting life. May he rest in peace.
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Post by canadianscrappergirl on May 19, 2016 18:17:06 GMT
I actually thought he was already dead!
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Post by PLurker on May 19, 2016 18:19:16 GMT
I heard on radio that he was sick and CBS ran special asap so he could see.
What a life he lead.
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Post by Meri-Lyn on May 19, 2016 18:21:05 GMT
I just watched the special on him that 60 minutes did last Sunday. He is the third to retire from 60 minutes and drop dead the next week or so. Andy Rooney and Tim Russert did the same thing. Tim Russert worked for NBC. He was doing promos for Meet the Press when he had his heart attack at the studio. Maybe, Harry Reasoner? |
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Post by CeeScraps on May 19, 2016 18:21:10 GMT
This is so very sad......I wonder if he was sick. I haven't heard. I think they said he had been retired only 4 days!
I just think of the dreams and/or plans that he had made with his family.
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Post by femalebusiness on May 19, 2016 18:31:15 GMT
I just watched the special on him that 60 minutes did last Sunday. He is the third to retire from 60 minutes and drop dead the next week or so. Andy Rooney and Tim Russert did the same thing. Tim Russert worked for NBC. He was doing promos for Meet the Press when he had his heart attack at the studio. Maybe, Harry Reasoner? Oh that's right. |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2016 18:43:41 GMT
Oh, how sad. I grew up with Mr. Safer and 60 Minutes. He was one of my dad's favorite reporters.
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Post by ladytrisha on May 19, 2016 18:45:13 GMT
Andy Rooney died just about 5 weeks after retirement; Ed Bradley died of leukemia in 2006, Morley Safer - one week after retirement; Mike Wallace died in 2012.
They were all amazing journalists who also lived amazing lives.
We enjoyed the tribute on Sunday and remembered so many of Morley's interviews (the one with Jackie Gleason was just so good).
They loved what they did and we got to see the world and us in a new way because of them.
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Post by elaine on May 19, 2016 18:57:43 GMT
I loved the special on him on Sunday and glad that he got to see it.
May his memory be eternal.
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Post by anonrefugee on May 19, 2016 19:02:55 GMT
I enjoyed the special too. Astounding- the amount of history he witnessed.
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Post by refugeepea on May 19, 2016 19:06:09 GMT
I loved the sound of his voice!
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Post by Scrappyhappy on May 19, 2016 19:20:31 GMT
Andy Rooney died just about 5 weeks after retirement; Ed Bradley died of leukemia in 2006, Morley Safer - one week after retirement; Mike Wallace died in 2012.
They were all amazing journalists who also lived amazing lives.
We enjoyed the tribute on Sunday and remembered so many of Morley's interviews (the one with Jackie Gleason was just so good).
They loved what they did and we got to see the world and us in a new way because of them.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on May 19, 2016 19:28:26 GMT
Does anyone know if CNN plans to rerun the special? We missed it and I'd love to see it. Just forgot to program the DVR to catch it.
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Post by scrapmaven on May 19, 2016 20:04:00 GMT
That's such a sad loss. He was a great journalist.
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Post by hop2 on May 19, 2016 20:57:53 GMT
I just watched the special on him that 60 minutes did last Sunday. He is the third to retire from 60 minutes and drop dead the next week or so. Andy Rooney and Tim Russert did the same thing. Kinda makes you want to think before retiring from that show. ( or taking a job there in the first place ) Superstitious I know. Not sure if I'm actually kidding or not. Actually I think I may be a generational thing. My father did the same thing ( not for 60 mins though ha ha ) he worked at a job he enjoyed simply until he could not. I think many from that generation, at least the ones who did a job they wanted to do, just kept working until the just couldn't. |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2016 21:52:32 GMT
Does anyone know if CNN plans to rerun the special? We missed it and I'd love to see it. Just forgot to program the DVR to catch it. It's actually on CBS so you could check their 60 minutes page to see if its available there. Try this: link |
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Post by Mary Kay Lady on May 19, 2016 22:04:14 GMT
This is so very sad......I wonder if he was sick. I haven't heard. I think they said he had been retired only 4 days! I just think of the dreams and/or plans that he had made with his family. He was 84. I'm thinking that he'd already achieved most of his dreams. |
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Post by joblackford on May 19, 2016 22:32:40 GMT
This is so very sad......I wonder if he was sick. I haven't heard. I think they said he had been retired only 4 days! I just think of the dreams and/or plans that he had made with his family. He was 84. I'm thinking that he'd already achieved most of his dreams. I just read that the timing of his retirement and the special was specifically because his health was failing... and obviously failing fast. |
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