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...exactly a ringing endorsement of your firstborn child. But CBS executives are trying hard to assure doubters that 60 Minutes Jr. will be a credit to its not-so-proud parent. The new show's executive producer is Jeffrey Fager, who spent five years as a producer for 60 Minutes and has been a hard-news champion as executive producer of the CBS Evening News since 1996. The new show will have an entirely separate staff, which means it won't divert resources from Hewitt's operation; yet more than half its producers have worked at 60 Minutes, which presumably...
...though he will give up some producing chores so that he can devote more time to his new gig. The network has coaxed Evening News anchor Dan Rather to be an occasional contributor as well (he will continue to anchor both the Evening News and the weekly 48 Hours). CBS has also pursued ABC's Chris Wallace, son of 60 Minutes pioneer Mike, though it now appears unlikely that ABC will let him out of his contract. Current CBS correspondents Bob Simon and Vicki Mabrey are also expected to join the team. (A notable candidate left...
DIED. MARY FRANN, 55, known to television viewers as Bob Newhart's chirpy wife on the CBS series Newhart; of undetermined causes; in Beverly Hills, Calif...
Even if you're a gadget freak with deep pockets, you may think twice about buying for another reason: there may not be much HD on your TV. The FCC has mandated that the major network affiliates in the 10 largest U.S. markets (ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC) must be ready for digital broadcasts by May 1, 1999. The top 30 must be geared up six months after that. Meanwhile, about three dozen stations will voluntarily begin digital broadcasts this November...
This past summer he worked as an intern for CBS News in Washington, D.C. He worked for the NBC News affiliate in Boston during the 1997-1998 school year