Found August 19, 2009 on The Daily Del Franco: Yardbarker Blogger Network
Don Hewitt, the legendary television news pioneer who created "60 Minutes" and spanned Edward R. Murrow to Walter Cronkite to Mike Wallace, died this morning at the age of 86. For you Philistines who don't know Hewitt, here are ten reasons you should know him: 10.) He originated cue cards for news readers.9.) He was the first to superimpose words on a television screen for a news show.8.) Hewitt was producer for the famous Kennedy/Nixon debate in 1960. He urged Nixon to apply ma...

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