Tick... Tick... Tick... The Long Life and Turbulent Times of 60 Minutes

Name: Tick... Tick... Tick... The Long Life and Turbulent Times of 60 Minutes
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ISBN: 9780060558024

ISBN-10: 0060558024

ISBN-13: 9780060558024

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Authors: David Blum

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An insider's view of the most successful show in the history of TV, 60 Minutes. The most popular TV show in America isn't American Idol, and it's not Survivor. Month in, month out, the most-watched program in America is 60 Minutes, drawing a staggering 25 million viewers in an average week. For its entire 34-year history, 60 Minutes was the brainchild (and personal fiefdom) of Don Hewitt, the take-no-prisoners visionary who hustled the show into being and kept it afloat with a mixture of chutzpah, tough talk, scheming, and journalistic savvy. But now that Hewitt is 80 and grudgingly considering retirement, the show's direction is increasingly up for grabs, and the transition will surely…

Book details

List price: $13.95
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 10/11/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.10" wide x 7.95" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English



Prologue



What-a-Vision



You Son of a Bitch!



Did You Ever Think About Two Guys?



The Symphony of the Real World



Mr. Hewitt's War



Is There a Question in There Somewhere?



Actually, It Was Oscar Katz's Idea



In the Line of Fire



The Thousand-Pound Pencil



Too Much Profit



Did You See That Great Piece on 60 Minutes?



I Never Saw the Knife



Watermelon and Tacos



See You on Television!



A Whim of Iron



Getting On



Never a Noble Moment



Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!



Reporting, Not Crusading



The Tin Eye



This Is Wrong!



Across the Road



All Due Respect



None of These Men Can Speak at My Funeral



Still Climbing



It's Not Who You Know



Bending the Rules


Epilogue


Afterword


Note on Sources


Acknowledgments