Mike Wallace Passes at 93

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"I'm Mike Wallace, and this, is 20/20"... News icon as big as Cronkite and other legendary newsmen is gone.

Mike Wallace, the legendary CBS News broadcaster, interviewer and "60 Minutes" icon, has died, the network said Sunday. He was 93.

Wallace, whose "probing, brazen style made his name synonymous with the tough interview -- a style he practically invented for television more than half a century ago" died "peacefully" on Saturday night, surrounded by family in New Canaan, Conn., CBS said.
"It is with tremendous sadness that we mark the passing of Mike Wallace," Les Moonves, CBS Corp. president and CEO, said in a statement. "His extraordinary contribution as a broadcaster is immeasurable and he has been a force within the television industry throughout its existence. His loss will be felt by all of us at CBS."

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/cutline/mike-wallace-dead-60-minutes-legend-93-153527720.html

Loved his interviews, no-nonsense, at times playful but when necessary he wouldn't let you get away with evading an important topic. Tough and compassionate. Yes, he'll be missed.

 

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Rip

 

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We always used to think that the most frightening thing on earth would be to answer your doorbell - and see Mike Wallace and his cameraman. And he knows YOUR name.

May he rest in peace.