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Greybnk48

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18. I started watching Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes in the 70's

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Sun Apr 8, 2012, 09:55 AM

Apr 2012

I was in my 20's then, and my 41 year old daughter was a little punk. He was a no holds barred investigator until the tobacco expose. I was heartbroken to learn what they did to him in the movie The Insider. What a scrapper he was.

RIP Mike.

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Mike Wallace has died at age 93 [View all] Stinky The Clown Apr 2012 OP

Not seeing it anywhere - where did you hear it? Cooley Hurd Apr 2012 #1

There is a link in the edited OP. It was on the CBS Sunday show just a minute or two ago. Stinky The Clown Apr 2012 #4

Makes sense they would have it first. Cooley Hurd Apr 2012 #5

He was 40 when I was born! Kaleva Apr 2012 #2

That's too bad...he did a good job... joeybee12 Apr 2012 #3

darn. slampoet Apr 2012 #6

Well, that's sad. MineralMan Apr 2012 #7

one of the good ones Botany Apr 2012 #8

Amen the antichristie Apr 2012 #15

Somebody, maybe everybody, is getting bumped from 60 Minutes tonight. dems_rightnow Apr 2012 #9

Most all news organizations have obits (and feature obits) ready ofr every celeb Stinky The Clown Apr 2012 #10

Time does march on doesn't it? lunatica Apr 2012 #11

He's a year older than my parents. Stinky The Clown Apr 2012 #12

More factual info: Stinky The Clown Apr 2012 #13

when I was kid I watched him on the show "Biography", PCIntern Apr 2012 #14

One of my favs back in the day was John Cameron Swayze. They're all leaving us...n/t monmouth Apr 2012 #19

RIP, Mike kiva Apr 2012 #16

Dude goes way back trumad Apr 2012 #17

I started watching Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes in the 70's Greybnk48 Apr 2012 #18

He was a "NewsMan". bvar22 Apr 2012 #20

I am **TOTALLY** amazed that 60 Minutes didn't have a piece ready tonight Stinky The Clown Apr 2012 #21

Rest in Peace Mr. Wallace Marrah_G Apr 2012 #22