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Article: Man of the Hour; With Steve Kroft as Lead Correspondent, '60 Minutes' Is Ticking Right Along
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- The Washington Post
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- March 23, 2009
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On the night of the Emmys last fall, when one of his stories was
up for an award and his tuxedo-clad colleagues were leaving for the
ceremony, Steve Kroft stayed at the office until 1 a.m., rewriting a
story that his bosses had already approved.
"He's that kind of madman professor," says "60 Minutes" producer
Ira Rosen. "I wanted to kill him. . . . He really, really toils over
each sentence."
During the correspondent's two decades with the program, the
storied franchise was primarily identified with Mike Wallace, Morley
Safer and Ed Bradley. But Kroft has finally emerged from the
shadows, with 10 of his 12 pieces topping the broadcast this season,
including an interview that aired Sunday ...
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Steve Kroft and Jenny Conant
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... ... Steven Henry Getty Images 08-28-2003 EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK - AUGUST 28: (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER OUT) CBS news anchor Steve Kroft and his wife Jenny Conant attends the "Capturing the Friedmans" movie premiere on August 28, 2003 in East Hampton ...
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