OLLI101293 - Fifty-Plus Years With 60 Minutes

Course Description

FIFTY-PLUS YEARS WITH 60 MINUTES
Paul Farber
4-Week Course
Wednesdays, June 2-23, 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
This course will examine the history and formation of 60 Minutes, created in 1968 by CBS executive Don Hewitt. We will appraise historic presentations: controversial Vietnam coverage with General Westmoreland, President George W. Bush’s service in the Texas Air National Guard from 1972 to 1973, the tobacco controversy in 1995, the Trump interview in October 2020, and the firing of Jeff Fager in 2021. We will analyze the 60 Minutes news personnel including Mike
Wallace, Morley Safer, Harry Reasoner, Ed Bradley, Bob Simone, Lesley Stahl, and Katie Couric. We will also discuss the investigation into sexual harassment at CBS, including 60 Minutes, and uncovered evidence of long-running sexual harassment issues stemming from behavior of producers Jeff Fager and Don Hewitt.
Max. Registrants: 300