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Morley Safer

Canadian-American reporter and correspondent (1931–2016)

Morley Safer (November 8, 1931 – May 19, 2016) was a Canadian-American broadcast journalist, reporter, and correspondent for CBS News. He was best known for his long tenure on the news magazine 60 Minutes, whose cast he joined in 1970 after its second year on television. He was the longest-serving reporter on 60 Minutes, the most watched and most profitable program in television history.

During his 60-year career as a broadcast journalist, Safer received numerous awards, including 12 Emmys, a Lifetime Achievement Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, three Overseas Press Awards, three Peabody Awards, two Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards, and the Paul White Award from the Radio-Television News Directors Association. In 2009, Safer donated his papers to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin.

Jeff Fager, executive producer of 60 Minutes, said "Morley has had a brilliant career as a reporter and as one of the most signi

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In Memoriam: Morley Safer

Morley Safer In Memoriam

The Briscoe Center is deeply saddened by news of the death of Morley Safer at the age of 84. Safer, whose historically valuable papers are located at the Briscoe Center, was a legendary correspondent for CBS News, where he spent the majority of his 61 years in journalism.

“I was extremely fortunate to have been befriended by Morley Safer and his wonderful wife, Jane. Morley deserves every word—and more—of the praise he has received from all corners,” said Don Carleton, executive director of the Briscoe Center. “Morley generously gave his papers to the Briscoe Center, and he was kind enough to contribute the introduction to my book Conversations with Cronkite. His generation of worldly, wise, field-experienced, intellectually broad, dedicated and hard-nosed journalists (of which he was among the best) is leaving us and we are very much the worse for it.”

Morley Safer was born on November 8, 1931, in Toronto. He began his career as a reporter for various newspapers in Canada before becoming a correspond

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Editor's Note: 60 Minutes correspondent Morley Safer died on May 19, 2016, at the age of 84.

The following is a script from "Morley Safer: A Reporter's Life" which aired on May 15, 2016. David Browning, Katy Textor, Warren Lustig and Michelle St. John are the producers.

Morley Safer has worked in television news for 61 years. He's spent 46 of those years on this broadcast, longer than anyone else. As a traveler, he holds some sort of record, taking planes, trains, boats, even bicycles to the ends of the Earth, often visiting more than once.

By the time he was 35, he'd covered news in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia. It's fair to say that nobody alive today has seen as much and reported on it as brilliantly as Morley.

He's retiring now. And no one here is happy about it. Simply by example, he's made the rest of us better journalists. His writing is the best in the business. His toughness and kindness and sense of humor are legendary. You'll see why in this hour.

Morley Safer: This is Morley Safer reporting...this is Morley Safer...

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