![]() ![]() At the same time, he was writing for CBS News public-affairs broadcasts such as “The Twentieth Century†and “Calendar.†He also wrote for “The Garry Moore Show†(1959-65), a popular variety show. Rooney joined CBS in 1949 as a writer for “Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts,†a hit show of that day. He also produced “60 Minutes†segments during the broadcast’s first few seasons. During its first season in 1968 he appeared a few times in silhouette with Palmer Williams, “60 Minutes†senior producer, in a short-lived segment called “Ipso and Facto.†Rooney had been a contributor to “60 Minutes†since the show’s debut. He was a tender 59 years old, and, that fall, he became a regular contributor, delivering sometimes folksy, sometimes peppery observations on ordinary life under the title, “A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney.†And since “fewer people are watching television over the Fourth,†he added, “I suppose fewer die of boredom.†€œCar for car,†argued Rooney, “it’s one of the safest weekends of the year to be going someplace.†In fact, fewer people die of all causes on that weekend than at most other times, his research told him. Rooney began speaking his mind on “60 Minutes†in July 1978 with an essay about misleading reporting of automobile fatalities on the Independence Day weekend. The show’s leaders say Rooney has an open door. The correspondent on that was the spry Morley Safer, age 79. Rooney’s comment was preceded by a longer segment in which Rooney was the subject. He’ll still complain about things at the end of “60 Minutes,†but not on a regularly scheduled basis. Rooney, 92, signed off Sunday as op-ed guy on “60 Minutes,†using his 1,097th on-air comment to thank fans and friends and say he’s not really retiring, he’s just slipping into hiberna … er, slowing down. What’s more, the TV news show that debuted in tandem with the invention of fire was watched by 16.1 million viewers Sunday night – the night of Rooney’s retirement – a huge boost from the show’s normal ratings and second overall for the evening. ![]() Less than 12 hours after Rooney and his eyebrows bid separate sign-offs on “60 Minutes,†the name “Andy Rooney†was the hottest trending topic on Google News. Here’s a phrase you probably never expected to read in your or any other lifetime: ![]()
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