Saying farewell to the extraordinary Mike Wallace

For 40 years, it was the sound of the stop watch and Mike's voice that signaled the start of another edition of 60 Minutes. The broadcast pays tribute to a great reporter and colleague.

[@777jones]

Mike Wallace. A key example why most TV news personalities today don’t belong on TV. And aren’t journalists. He was.

[@dallasheltzell]

Always liked the old saying, "You know it's going to be a bad day when you get to work and see Mike Wallace waiting in the lobby."

[@lisaebrom9956]

Looking back I see how low journalism has gone. We need journalists like Mike Wallace again.

[@a-1430]

Its gone nothing like when Mike Wallace was out there, today he would scare trump and his goons they all would be in bunker.🤣

[@carrieullrich5059]

And Edward R Murrow.

[@Youtuber-lv6eh]

Oh please. It wa so much hypocrisy and bias then went unchallenged compared to now. Look at the hit piece of Arafat. Israel comes out looking like a angel ofcourse. Im happy we past that. They were tp bold and sold us an iraq war for Israel defense and buisness contracts Really look at it.

[@warpdirection]

Hm... Tucker comes really close with what he is doing now. Gives me the same sort of fulfillment in listening. Writing this four years later :-)

[@wajabi]

A man with no agenda, just the facts and the truth. He had what many today lack: CREDIBILITY

[@sillygoose635]

those people no are still out there.

[@pam0626]

I like John Dickerson. He is a solid political journalist who knows presidential history backwards & forwards.

[@bimapringgo]

I would say it's integrity that is lacking. You can't have credibility without integrity.

[@hamma2006]

I will never forget seeing Mike Wallace in my town doing his thing, he came to interview a former police officer who was accused of corruption. Seeing this Iconic person walking the same sidewalks I did totally blew my mind as a teenager. No matter why he was there, he was in my town. I only regret not approaching him for a picture/autograph.

[@vandrive5687]

The audacious, pragmatic, articulate, sometimes ungentlemanly & almost obnoxious truth-seeker: The ideal characteristics of an investigative journalist; Mr. Mike Wallace!

[@CISSY500]

Back when reporters had integrity and not just opinions and pandering. Wow what a life.

[@tatianadaniel3569]

So true!

[@ginasmith5464]

Yes

[@travisrowe7697]

Some did. Many were corrupt though. It just wasn’t so blatant. And the media didn’t completely sell out to put just one party in power.

[@legendaryTMNICO]

FCHRISWALLACE FChriswallace FCNN FMSN!

[@speedraser2605]

Mike Wallace conducted interviews with the pursuit for truth in mind. Outstanding Reporter.

[@mikewallace8087]

I'm, blushing.

[@RADIUMGLASS]

This is freedom of the press, non bias journalism.

[@jerryschutte6970]

In 1975 I was 5 yrs old & my parents would gather us around the TV for 60 Min every Sunday. I still watch it today but i truly miss Wallace, Safer, Bradley & Rooney. The show also took a Nosedive after the Great Producer Don Hewitt left.

[@Kylefassbinderful]

same, but I was born in '86 and we watched it every Sunday together in the 90's. My fav part was always Andy Rooney though. I wasn't old enough to appreciate Mike Wallace yet.

[@whoisdickieschnabel]

💯💯💯💯

[@jarrodbarkley9061]

I love his voice. He's so "listenable".

[@legendaryTMNICO]

FCHRISWALLACE FChriswallace FCNN FMSN!

[@josephraymancini5142]

Todsy hair cut or shave cologne before return

[@josephraymancini5142]

RS

[@jolyettefrye6365]

Mike Wallace kept it REAL. It didn't matter who u were. An excellant journalist. My favorite interview is when he kept putting Tina Turner in her place, 4 trying 2 seperate herself from being BLACK.

[@1jenniferlala]

I grew up with and loved 60 Minutes because of this man.

[@DVSyoutube]

R.I.P. Mike Wallace. The best investigative journalist in the world.

[@mickeyjudge7298]

Really enjoyed Biography, hosted by Mike Wallace, when I was young.

[@jamesmack3314]

Mickey Judge yes...black n white TV days

[@awilson816aw]

Imagine this dude interviewing Trump or Pelosi today.... I would pay money

[@gmaureen]

Well, we just got the next best thing...Chris Wallace interviewing Trump.

[@trinityytinirt4604]

what a beautiful beautiful life, what a beautiful beautiful man... thank you for your loyalty to the truth, thank you for your courage Mike...

[@pattydonohue5452]

I remember being a little kid in the early Seventies watching Mike Wallace and 60 minutes and i knew, even as a 5 yr old, that he was something special. I think i was secretly in love with him, not just because he looked like my own Dad, but because he was fierce. God bless you, Mike. Glad i was around in the heyday.

[@stephaniestanley8041]

Patty I hope you see my message. This was a beautiful ❤️ comment on Mike

[@carliepies]

Hats off Mr. Wallace. I like you. You've done what you do very well. Thank you!💕🏆

[@tnawcwvictoria]

Mike Wallace - THE TRUE 60 Minute Man Better than those journalists on 24/7 Cable News like CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, etc. These Journalists needs to learn from this guy God Bless You Mr. Wallace, may you R.I.P.

[@jwgreek8606]

T-Bone Hubbard and Walter Cronkite!

[@raisedonAMradio]

Mike Wallace and Don Hewitt made this show. Great interviews, outstanding news pieces and the most smoldering ‘gotcha’ segments catching bad guys. A Reality show before there was one....

[@dennispearson9287]

Well. Stated !!!

[@toddadams8420]

When I was a little kid my folks would put on 60 minutes. Mike Wallace is why I like the news to this day

[@gmaureen]

As a kid, when Mike was on TV you paid attention. Something about his voice let you know whatever he was saying (though you might not understand half of it) was important.

[@sheryliheanachor2953]

The Best of The Best!

[@mikewallace8087]

Oh shucks, you're the Best Sheryl.

[@retiredusvet4396]

Nice program on a TV News legend.

[@whiqeddik7615]

The man did his job, and that he did very well. When reporters had balls. 💯🎊

[@Boertje247]

Best interviewer hands down, ever. Greatly missed. No one like him today.

[@legendaryTMNICO]

FCHRISWALLACE FCHRISWALLACE!

[@eddiegalon3714]

Mike was awesome. That Interview show he had out of New York in the 50's and early 60's was amazing. Highly recommend watching. He was so prepared, and in charge. God I wish he was around to go after this administration. Our country needs a man like Mike in these harrowing days of "fake news" and propaganda coming out of the White House.

[@lordsatanicus1622]

"this administration" as you call it is not unlike any other in my lifetime...dont make it seem like onw president is any better or worse than the previous ones or the ones to come

[@sterlingpless9280]

Fair and balanced doesn't exist today stupid bias in the media

[@coffeehigh420]

THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST THING I'VE EVER WATCHED ON KZbin. THANK YOU THANK YOU CBS NEWS FOR POSTING THIS UP!!!!!

[@patrarus6097]

Great to see this again! Thanks so much for posting!

[@BillLarkinmusic]

The man was great !! R.I.P. Mike Wallace

[@speedychicken831]

Yes, sir. A true legend. What media should strive to be. Put him on mount Rushmore!!!

[@terryluce3766]

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[@terryluce3766]

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[@terryluce3766]

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[@cjracer1000]

Now I want to spend the rest of the day watching his interviews.

[@WindDancer435]

I had never heard of the pianist Vladimir Horowitz before today and he is amazing. Thanks Mike!

[@maryjeanmedalle]

Great Reporting

[@rebeccaduncan5970]

hay thinking you Mike for made life more good and keep 60 minutes to keeping going on sir ,

[@justintime1343]

Truly a towering figure in the field of journalism.

[@timothyernest6429]

Best , most thorough , and toughest journalist interviewer of all time.

[@caseysmith2416]

This is passion. So inspiring. Such a tough man mentally. Wow

[@paulsuprono7225]

A true Giant in Television . . . is an understatement ! 😅

[@happynesszz123]

hey i am that mans granddaughter and i just want to say he was the most amazing and the most kindest man that i have ever met. and u people that are calling him fake have no idea the magic he gave to people. i miss him so much he will always be in my hart

[@jwgreek8606]

Josie Yates I think the first African-American reporter was Ed Bradley

[@2fas4me2]

Don't let anyone take your memories. He was a great man. When he revealed his depression issues I was enduring my own. I recall vividly that he took some of my struggle and made my life better. I've never forgotten that episode. God Bless you and him and everyone you love.

[@jerryschutte6970]

Thanks for sharing him w-us Josie, God Bless!!

[@asill.6668]

@princeadeshoga Ed Bradley?

[@generalsandnapoleon]

Love Mike Wallace. Solid career in journalism!

[@brsfan66]

Mike Wallace never took a backseat from anyone.He demanded respect and waited for the honest answer rather it was right or wrong.What an interview it would have been if it was with President Trump today.Cold Admiration but respect and honesty would seep.

[@LaClaudis]

What a great LIFE!!!! wao!!! He didn't missed the most important moments in the century that is amaizing!

[@alcastro4909]

He Was The Best !!!

[@jwgreek8606]

This man represented the golden age of news. He really told the truth. Now with corporatism and all The Mike Wallace's of this world is all gone.

[@tnawcwvictoria]

I agree, I'd rather listen to him than listen to all those journalists on 24/7 Cable News like CNN, MSNBC and the corrupt Fox News where they're all about Money, Ratings and Reporting to much Controversial Nonsense

[@jwgreek8606]

as would I T-Bone. Give me him or Cronkite anytime

[@insurance500]

"While interviwing a person I often pictured a person sitting in his underware" CBS reporter Edward R. Morrow

[@edwardcochran5060]

He'll be missed, and modeled, from here to eternity....

[@lisajuliettekatnic9149]

A favorite journalist of mine. “ 60 Minutes “ was better for his input and his take on his stories.

[@frankpaya690]

He was notorious with conservative interviews in the editing process for chopping and editing and scrambling the interview, to change the entire context of what somebody was saying.

[@josephsmith6777]

Mike wallace i wish he couldve interviewed trump

[@colbystarr1744]

Chris did a darn good job.

[@hjpngmw]

I bet he turns in his grave whenever Chris interviews Trumpet.

[@cuddlycrow198]

Mike Wallace was brilliant! He could be the pitbull or compassionate. This is when 60 Minutes was worth watching. Sadly, we don't have a journalist that doesn't have their own agenda or narrative they want to public to consume and they go for contrived drama. They don't do the "homework" and present it to the public honestly.

[@WindDancer435]

I nearly cried when he did the interview with Mr Clint Hill the former Secret Service man. Can you imagine the guilt he felt? My heart hurts for him and his family. He is the last survivor of the Kennedy assignation.

[@thugznature2007]

I love this guy!!!!

[@taffycat5049]

I just loved Mike Wallace. And now, I love watching his son, Chris.

[@annbush1826]

Why?

[@94ejackAYTUser]

This is nice.

[@foto5282]

I am shocked he didn't die of lung cancer. He must have had lungs of steel.

[@Bwh-rm3py]

Most smokers don't die of cancer believe it or not.

[@fitdoc565]

fantastic!

[@paulsuprono7225]

There will be no other . . . like Mike Wallace !

[@morenofranco9235]

Watching this in 2022 - 10 years later - I still love Mike Wallace. Digging, like a dog, digging out the Truth! Classic MIKE! Gimme a Break! Reflect about WHAT? A beautiful tribute to a Beautiful Soul. Thanks, CBS.

[@pamelamays4186]

The best of tele- journalism.

[@sandyrodriguez2803]

Oh my goodness, what a treat to hear Mr. Wallace's great voice again. Grew up watching him on 60 minutes, What a talent!

[@Brenda1371]

my ma watched this show faithfully for many many years always hated when she put it on, then when I got older I thaught this is pretty interesting actually, this guy keeps it going with a touch of spark. All the issues he involved his self in never made it dull to listen or watch.

[@dantheman8152]

This guy was way before my time but he looked outstanding as a journalist

[@MrCzechers]

Mike Wallace was also an advocate for depression research, and a great guy who answered his mail. I wrote him after I saw him on TV talking about depression. He wrote back, by hand, and also sent an autographed business card. Years ago, The Far Side comic strip parodied Mike Wallace interviewing the Devil. It was a joke, but if anyone could get an interview with Satan it would have been Mike Wallace. Thanks for everything. You left us way too soon.

[@cindymeadows2518]

MrCzechers

[@cindymeadows2518]

MrCzechers

[@kizzthis9983]

maybe it was the janitor?

[@patrickramirez8433]

MrCzechers The San Francisco Giants we re his last World Seres Champons.

[@galesayers]

@Evan Moyer Thank you for that. Our heroes aren't always heroic, and it's important to note when they're not. Here's a New York Times report on that moment: www.nytimes.com/1982/01/12/arts/wallace-taped-in-ethnic-remark.html

[@keyissues1027]

I always like the confronting with the truth, no matter who does the questioning.

[@Cavallaro2376]

Mike Wallace was in the same league as the late Walter Cronkite, Peter Jennings, and Edward R. Murrow. In other words, Mike was a true legend in the news business. If you knew who Mike was and you heard his voice once, you knew when you were hearing none other than Mike Wallace. His character was beyond reproach. He will truly be missed.

[@rebeccaduncan5366]

mike wallace had the back bone to doing the job into 60 minutes and form the 1960to 2022 was long and funning too,

[@joeblack7660]

Oh man, this current news cycle could sure use Mike Wallace.

[@MatiasGeraldoThe2nd]

I didn’t know a ton about Mike Wallace before this but couldn’t stop watching for just one minute of this.

[@jeffkendall9188]

enjoyed his interviews

[@DOCTORQUITMAN]

THANK U MARY & GREAT PIECE !

[@user-dp3yb6qn5z]

Loved the Jimmy Frattiano interview

[@erintroxler7315]

Can’t believe this history isn’t more interesting to people. It shows what influences the generations to come.

[@donnamarie4443]

Wow, Eleanor Roosevelt, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Golda Meier, John F. Kennedy, Mel Brooks, Janis Joplin, Kirk Douglas, Johnny Carson, and Vladimir Horowitz to name a few. Stupendous. Working was a big part of his life, he enjoyed it SO much. University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, who knew, bravo!👍

[@jerryblair2339]

What great reporter i been watching him sense i was in jr high school & high school.One of the best of his area.

[@Chrissy4605]

So very glad to watch this. Mike Wallace was the quinticential reliable joe!!!

[@Chrissy4605]

The lower cased "joe" was not used to name anyone, but describe how Mike Wallace came across to the vast majority of his audience!

[@1993JordanC]

Tina Turner told him at first sight “you must be good to me”. 😹 & he was - their interview was great.

[@michellevolo3641]

That his son, Chris Wallace, works for Faux News, is a kick in the teeth to Mike's ethics in journalism.

[@fundude4566]

I would’ve loved to been interview by Mike because he always asked the though questions.

[@Arron413]

This video is so powerful that I don't think I can sit and watch it in one sitting.

[@GetTheGrandFunkOut]

The man was truly GIFT-ED! Had NERVE like a Big Dog!

[@jeangriffith8017]

What I wouldn't give to see Mike Wallace interview Donald Trump. Wouldn't that be a sight.

[@michaeldonovan504]

He was the real stuff.

[@rebeccaduncan5366]

Mike Wallace had good life and job to doing and seeing why kind of job his had be doing it now, and his broad cast times was need when them be doing it was class and his old team too, CBS was need and how them be doing it now,

[@jamesmack3314]

Great stuff..

[@JonBlondell]

He had perfect pitch! He sang that piece in the right key before Maestro Pearlman played it! At least a damn good ear!

[@heelstar3047]

I love this man! So great. R.I.p.

[@stacyblue1980]

I miss Mike Wallace.

[@doriskonieczny3648]

A legend.

[@iamjermainebob7330]

Only one mike Wallace respect

[@stevenedwards1334]

Mike Wallace was the best interview ever

[@sterlingpless4335]

Damn good journalist

[@ralphthomas5448]

In my opinion Mr. Mike Wallace was a loyal American to his country. A real Great and Honest man

[@aprilosborn1886]

Mike was well spoken and could coax anything out of anyone, good reporter skills, hilarious that ms. Stiesan was offended by him, he was never intimidated by anyone, confidence is a good thing, he had it in spades

[@jolness1]

My parents and I watched 60 minutes every week for as long as I can remember. I probably watched it as a baby. I was only able to catch 15 or so years of Mike’s career with 60 minutes but have enormous respect and admiration for him. I watched this when it came out and I still get a little choked up. What an icon of journalism. Chris has also had a phenomenal career and while I disagree with him being at Fox for so long after they clearly had become dangerous, I watched him every Sunday and I’m hoping CNN actually takes advantage of the talent he has. Only reason I planned to get cnn+ or whatever it was is him. M Wish this was uploaded in the days of HD KZbin but it shines despite.

[@davanmani556]

I really think him losing the anchor job to Dan Rather was the symbiosis of his depression not Westmoreland because he knew he was right.

[@sterlingpless9280]

Mike Wallace was tough RIP he was good and fair

[@stelladonaconfredobutler9459]

He was a HERO

[@ronaldzent4845]

His son, Chris, can't hold a candle to his dad, true direct in your face, real courage, maybe some ego, but he always seemed prepared no matter who it was.

[@srichey444]

That's not true at all. I'm a Democrat, but Chris Wallace is a phenomenal reporter who actually reports truth instead of lies. It's called Integrity, something 99% of Fox reporters don't have. They act as if they will never stand before God & give an account.

[@petefoots381]

Mike Wallace hasn't been extraordinary since I was a child and I'm well over 60

[@SongSwan]

The press congratulating its self and its own,all getting together to agree how wonderful they are and how lucky we are to have them.

[@DeeDee-lz8zx]

Mike Wallace was one of the best, if not the best, journalist. There will never be another one like him. Sadly he wasn't so close to his son.

[@johnbaugh2437]

Love the suits and cigarettes. Really sets the mood