E-mail a friendApril 1, 2005
Don Hewitt, creator of 60 Minutes, considers ways to attract young people to news programs. Actor Jimmy Smits talks about being the newest addition to The West Wing.
Don Hewitt
Don Hewitt
Award-winning producer Don Hewitt is credited with creating the news magazine format. His groundbreaking 60 Minutes program is the most-watched news broadcast in TV history. Hewitt began his career in print journalism and started with CBS as an associate director. In his 50+ years with the net, he pioneered work in producing and directing broadcasts of the world's major news events, including the first televised presidential debate. Hewitt's accomplishments have earned him a place in the Television Academy Hall of Fame.
Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits
Over the course of his three-decade career, Jimmy Smits has moved seamlessly between TV, film and the stage. His credits include The West Wing, HBO's award-winning Lackawanna Blues and the films, My Family, Mi Familia and The Jane Austen Book Club. Born in Brooklyn, he quit the high school football team to act in school plays. The Emmy-winning actor stars in and exec-produces the new CBS series, Cane. Smits is a strong advocate for education and co-founded the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts.