Biography
A veteran journalist and celebrated war correspondent, Rooney's show-closing editorials, entitled "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney," ran the gamut in subject matter from the topical - politics, social ills, the march of time - to the mundane, which took the form of amusing and often curmudgeonly rants on computers, desk clutter, changes in social graces and the foibles of everyday life. His commentary, which was also documented in newspapers, …
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Career Milestones
1941 | Drafted into the U.S. Army |
1942 | Began reporting for U.K.'s Stars and Stripes during World War II |
1949 | After the war, Rooney landed at CBS as a writer for the top-rated "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts" |
1959 | Wrote for CBS Radio Network's "The Garry Moore Show" |
1962 | Began writing and producing in collaboration with Harry Reasoner for CBS |
1965 | Wrote script for first Telstar transatlantic satellite broadcast |
1968 | Collaborated with Bill Cosby on the Emmy Award-winning "Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed" |
1971 | Earned a Writers Guild Award for "An Essay on War" |
1974 | Began hosting and appearing on CBS news specials, including "In Praise of New York City" and the Peabody Award-winning "Mr. Rooney Goes to Washington" (1975) |
1978 | Joined the CBS news-magazine "60 Minutes"; landed his own featured segment that aired at the end of the show; typically offered satire on a trivial everyday issue |
1981 | Published the No. 1 best-seller A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney |
1984 | Featured on the CBS news special "Andy Rooney Takes Off" |
1990 | Suspended from "60 Minutes" for three months without pay after making a statement that equated homosexual unions with premature death |
2003 | Received a Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award |
2003 | Released Years of Minutes, a collection of his essays that aired on "60 Minutes" |
2004 | Abruptly ended his interview with host Sascha Baron Cohen during an appearance on "Da Ali G Show" (HBO) |
2004 | Featured in the documentary "I, Curmudgeon" |
2009 | Wrote his 15th book 60 Years of Wisdom and Wit |
2011 | Stepped down as a regular contributor on "60 Minutes" after 33 years |