After seeing Andy Rooney cantankerously spout his opinions at the end of every “60 Minutes” episode, I never thought I’d see the day when he would retire. But that day has come.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rooney, 92, will make his last appearance on “60 Minutes” this Sunday. According to the article, Rooney had been a part of the television broadcast since 1978, but has been with the show since its conception in 1968, writing and producing segments for Harry Reasoner. A career retrospective interview between Rooney and correspondent Morley Safer will be shown before Rooney makes the announcement in his segment.
Jeff Fager, CBS News chairman and executive producer of the news show said there will be no one like Rooney. “He’ll hate hearing this, but he’s an American original,” he said. “His contributions to ’60 Minutes’ are immeasurable; he’s also a great friend.” Fager also said that Rooney will always be welcome to the show.
It’ll surely be sad to see him go; he is surely a fixture of old-school American television, so to see him go will be like another example of the death of an era.
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