Jeff Fager
Jeff Fager
Jeff Fageris the former Chairman of CBS News and the current Executive Producer of 60 Minutes, the hour-long CBS news magazine created in 1968...
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People don't want to leave it. They want to stay, even though covering Katrina has been so difficult and painful in so many ways.
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We have a lot of good material in the mix. I think when people tune in Sunday night, they'll see something special.
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What you get on Yahoo is an expanded version of different moments in the story.
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She's a perfect fit. She can conduct an interview better than almost anyone in the business. It's why (former 60 Minutes chief) Don Hewitt tried to get her long ago.
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Mike Wallace has been the heart and soul of this broadcast since he and Don (Hewitt) started it almost four decades ago. Millions and millions of Americans have tuned in to '60 Minutes' on Sunday nights over all those years to see him in action and to find out what questions he would be asking each week. I'm glad he'll be around to do an occasional interview. He's had such a powerful impact on all of us who work here, on how we conduct interviews and how we report stories, that there will always be a piece of Mike in everything we do.
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That's a dream come true, There's definitely a line between church and state.
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It's like managing an all-star team. Not everybody gets in as many innings, but the quality of the play is better. This place has always been competitive. They all want to get on the air so they're making their stories better. Who's that bad for besides the competition?
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They were telling us lives were in danger, could we please hold off and it was a plea from the Joint Chiefs of Staff. That's not something that happens every day.
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It's been tough for him. Let's face it: It's a big transition from the anchor chair, no matter where you go. But he's really working hard at it. It's just going to take some time to get used to not doing what he had been doing in such a prominent place for so long.
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It's hard for all of us to get used to. It's a sad day, but it's also a chance to celebrate an incredible legacy and an amazing guy.
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We've all kind of talked him out of it. This year, he wants to do it.
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I think there's some anxiety, but I don't think it's unhealthy. More people make it a little more tense at times, but I think it benefits the viewer. Getting on the air depends on how good your story is.
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Katie is a world-class reporter. There aren't many people in this business who can conduct an interview as well as she can. It's no wonder Don Hewitt was chasing her for years to be on this broadcast, and it's exciting that it's finally going to happen.
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It has been invaluable to have him right down the hall, and it's great to know he'll be around for many years to come.