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April 8, 2012
Mike Wallace dies: Veteran journalist and former "60 Minutes" correspondent was 93
By Sheila Samples
Advertisements for the CBS newsmagazine show "60 Minutes" once boasted that for anyone hiding a secret, four of the most dreaded words in the English language were "Mike Wallace is here." As the biggest star of the longest-running, highest-rated, most influential news show since its 1968 debut, Mr. Wallace helped define television journalism with an adversarial interviewing style that was as admired as it was feared. Wallace, 93, died April 7 a ...
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Advertisements for the CBS newsmagazine show "60 Minutes" once boasted that for anyone hiding a secret, four of the most dreaded words in the English language were "Mike Wallace is here." As the biggest star of the longest-running, highest-rated, most influential news show since its 1968 debut, Mr. Wallace helped define television journalism with an adversarial interviewing style that was as admired as it was feared. Wallace, 93, died April 7 at an assisted living facility in New Canaan, Conn., CBS News announced.Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.