Biography
A radio announcer and occasional actor, Wallace began to hone his unique style on television in the late 1950s, quickly making a name for himself as a powerful and uncompromising interviewer whose questions frequently left his guests frazzled and dismayed - a condition later termed "Mike fright." His greatest showcase was the primetime CBS news magazine "60 Minutes" (1968- ), where he regularly grilled news figures ranging from presidents and …
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Career Milestones
| Served as a news feature and entertainment reporter for the CBS TV network | ||
| Suffered serious bouts of depression throughout the 1980s | ||
| Traveled to Vietnam on several occasions to cover the Vietnam War first-hand | ||
| Was a news reporter for WMAQ in Chicago | ||
| Worked as a radio news writer, broadcaster and actor for the radio branch of The Chicago Sun | ||
1951 | Co-hosted (with Buff Cobb) the 15-minute program featuring the "man and woman on the street" titled "All Around the Town" | |
1951 | Co-hosted (with Buff Cobb) the 45-minute CBS celebrity interview show "Mike and Buff" | |
1951 | Hosted the short-lived CBS game show "Guess Again" | |
1953 | Hosted the CBS game show "I'll Buy That" | |
1954 | Hosted the ABC game show "Who's the Boss?" | |
1954 | Hosted the short-lived ABC game show "What's in a Word" | |
1955 | First association with CBS ended | |
1955 | Hosted the CBS game show "The $100,000 Big Surprise" | |
1955 | Hosted the NBC game show "The Big Surprise"; replaced Jack Berry for the show's second season | |
1956 | Appeared as a panelist on the game show "Nothing But the Truth," precursor to "To Tell the Truth" (CBS) | |
1956 | Hosted the news and interview program "Night Beat" | |
1957 | Hosted the ABC interview series "The Mike Wallace Interview" | |
1959 | Hosted the short-lived NBC game show "Who Pays?" | |
1961 | Renewed association with CBS; hosted and narrated the CBS documentary series "Biography" | |
1962 | Reported events happening in Vietnam | |
1963 | Named a CBS news correspondent | |
1968 | Served as co-editor and co-anchor of CBS news program "60 Minutes" | |
1982 | Broadcast work exposed to considerable criticism and scrutiny after his CBS documentary on Gen. William Westmoreland aired; trial eventually showed that how Wallace's work was altered by producers; case settled without Wallace having to testify | |
1990 | Wrote and hosted the CBS compilation retrospective "Mike Wallace, Then and Now, a CBS News Special" | |
1991 | Anchored the CBS news panel discussion program "Whose Side Are You On?" | |
2006 | Announced he would no longer be a regular contributor on "60 Minutes" (CBS), though continued to do occasional reports | |
Awards
1957 | Golden Globe Award for Television Achievement |