Morley Safer

Morley Safer November 8 1931 May 19 2016 was a CanadianAmerican broadcast journalist reporter and correspondent for CBS News He was best known for his long tenure on the news magazine 60 Minutes whose cast he joined in 1970 after its second year on television He was the longestserving reporter on 60 Minutes During his 60year career as a broadcast journalist Safer received numerous awards including 12 Emmys a Lifetime Achievement Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences three Overseas Press Awards three Peabody Awards two Alfred I duPontColumbia University Awards and the Paul White Award from the RadioTelevision News Directors Association In 2009 Safer donated his papers to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin Jeff Fager executive producer of 60 Minutes said Morley has had a brilliant career as a reporter and as one of the most significant figures in CBS News history on our broadcast and in many of our lives Morleys curiosity his sense of adventure and his superb writing all made for exceptional work done by a remarkable man He died a week after announcing his retirement from 60 Minutes