‘60 Minutes’ creator gets memorial service from CBS

CBS News pays tribute to late Don Hewitt

NEW YORK — At the end, there were too many stories to keep television news pioneer Don Hewitt’s memorial service to 60 minutes.

CBS News held a memorial service for the “60 Minutes” creator, who died in August. It comes a month after CBS’s tribute to late longtime anchor Walter Cronkite.

Hewitt was eulogized as a quick and curious showman who never lost enthusiasm for his life and work. Colleagues said he was a sharp editor whose credo was “tell me a story.”

Correspondent Morley Safer says he and Mike Wallace had legendary arguments with Hewitt over stories, but his boss didn’t hold grudges for long.