Mike Wallace Has Passed

[Scott Fybush]

The confusion, I think, is that the pre-produced open was not recut to 
mention Wallace's death. Instead, there was a commercial break after the 
open, and *then* Morley Safer on camera announcing Wallace's death and 
the special to air next week. It was a very short segment - maybe a 
minute, tops.

On 4/9/2012 8:03 PM, Thomas Heathwood wrote:
> Hmmm....that's odd.  I saw the opening of 60 minutes too, and there was an announcement that Mike had passed away and a special tribute would be broadcast on next Sunday's 60 Minutes.
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>    From: Don<mailto:Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com>
>    To: Mark Watson<mailto:markwats@comcast.net>  ; B-R-I<mailto:boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
>    Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 1:40 AM
>    Subject: Re: Mike Wallace Has Passed
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>    I saw the beginging of 60 Minutes tonight.....and no reference to Mike
>    Wallace for those that might have tuned in to see news of his passing?
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>    ----- Original Message -----
>    From: "Mark Watson"<markwats@comcast.net<mailto:markwats@comcast.net>>
>    To:<boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org<mailto:boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>>
>    Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2012 10:59 AM
>    Subject: Mike Wallace Has Passed
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>      Longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent and CBS newsman Mike Wallace (a
>    Brookline native) has passed away at the age of 93. CBS is still showing the
>    previously scheduled "Face The Nation", Fox News is currently wall to wall
>    with coverage of his passing.
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>    Mark Watson
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