Biography
Hewitt graduated from print to work his way up the ladder at CBS News, and developed a reputation for producing and directing hard-hitting and in-depth magazine-style shows that addressed multiple stories with greater scope and investigation than the nightly news. "60 Minutes" was his greatest and most popular program, and its combination of powerful coverage and hard-line interviews set the tone for investigative journalism for much of the …
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Career Milestones
2004 | Stepped down as executive producer of CBS' "60 Minutes," but continued to work on the show | |
1999 | Portrayed in the film "The Insider" by actor Philip Baker Hall | |
1997 | On-air role on "60 Minutes: More" (CBS' cable station) | |
| Appeared on TV in the documentaries "Unauthorized Biography: Richard M. Nixon" (1989), "William S. Paley: Tribute to a Broadcasting Giant" and "Edward Murrow: This Reporter" (both 1990) | ||
1968 | Created and executive produced the CBS news magazine, "60 Minutes" | |
| Headed up a new documentary division within CBS in the mid 1960s | ||
1963 | Executive produced the "CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite" for one season | |
1960 | Produced and directed the first "Nixon-Kennedy Debate" | |
| Produced and directed the 15-minute newscast, "Douglas Edwards with the News" | ||
1948 | Successfully interviewed for a job at CBS while working for Acme Newspictures | |
| Worked briefly as a journalist with the Associated Press and later as an editor for The Pelham Sun | ||
1943 | Joined the Merchant Marine Academy; became a war correspondent in London during WWII for Stars and Stripes | |
| Worked as a copy boy for New York's Herald Tribune | ||