Suspended Satirist Welcome to Return

“60 Minutes” anchorman Mike Wallace said humorist Andy Rooney, suspended over reported racist remarks, will be welcome back on the CBS news magazine.

“After his three-month suspension, which he himself has acknowledged is understandable, we, who have been his colleagues through the years, surely look forward to his return here,” Wallace told viewers Sunday.

Rooney, who won his first Emmy award in 1968 for his script for a special about blacks, has denied the remarks.