By — Laura Santhanam Laura Santhanam Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/morley-safer-cbs-newsman-for-over-five-decades-dies-at-age-84 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Morley Safer, CBS newsman for over five decades, dies at age 84 Nation May 19, 2016 1:23 PM EDT Veteran journalist and longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent Morley Safer died at age 84 after recently announcing his retirement following a period of declining health, CBS News reported Thursday. He had reported for the network for more than five decades. Safer announced his retirement last week. He worked in primetime network television news longer than anyone else in the industry, the Associated Press reported. “Morley was one of the most important journalists in any medium, ever,” said CBS chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves, in a network-issued statement. “He broke ground in war reporting and made a name that will forever be synonymous with ’60 Minutes.’ He was also a gentleman, a scholar, a great raconteur.” Soon after news of Safer’s death was confirmed, CBS News paid tribute to his memory on social media. We are sad to report that legendary @60Minutes correspondent Morley Safer has died at 84: https://t.co/n2MbgKIKgf https://t.co/0jnW83YnwS — CBS News (@CBSNews) May 19, 2016 In his last tweet on May 15, Safer offered thanks for a lifetime of memories, saying, “It’s been a wonderful run.” It’s been a wonderful run, and I want to thank the millions of people who have been loyal to our @60Minutes broadcast. Thank you! — Morley Safer (@SaferCBS) May 15, 2016 We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Laura Santhanam Laura Santhanam Laura Santhanam is the Health Reporter and Coordinating Producer for Polling for the PBS NewsHour, where she has also worked as the Data Producer. Follow @LauraSanthanam @LauraSanthanam
Veteran journalist and longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent Morley Safer died at age 84 after recently announcing his retirement following a period of declining health, CBS News reported Thursday. He had reported for the network for more than five decades. Safer announced his retirement last week. He worked in primetime network television news longer than anyone else in the industry, the Associated Press reported. “Morley was one of the most important journalists in any medium, ever,” said CBS chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves, in a network-issued statement. “He broke ground in war reporting and made a name that will forever be synonymous with ’60 Minutes.’ He was also a gentleman, a scholar, a great raconteur.” Soon after news of Safer’s death was confirmed, CBS News paid tribute to his memory on social media. We are sad to report that legendary @60Minutes correspondent Morley Safer has died at 84: https://t.co/n2MbgKIKgf https://t.co/0jnW83YnwS — CBS News (@CBSNews) May 19, 2016 In his last tweet on May 15, Safer offered thanks for a lifetime of memories, saying, “It’s been a wonderful run.” It’s been a wonderful run, and I want to thank the millions of people who have been loyal to our @60Minutes broadcast. Thank you! — Morley Safer (@SaferCBS) May 15, 2016 We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now