Broadcast journalists remember Morley Safer: He ‘showed us what journalism could be’
After Morley Safer's passing on Thursday at age 84, some of his fellow broadcast journalists took a moment to remember him. The "60 Minutes" stalwart was called an "extraordinary" and "masterful" storyteller who "showed us what journalism can be" by the likes of Katie Couric, Scott Pelley and "60 Minutes" Executive Producer Jeff Fager.
"Two pieces of advice for your broadcast journalists," tweeted Matt Lauer. "1. Watch Morley Safer's segments. 2. Repeat step one."
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While all of the major broadcast and cable news networks covered Safer's death, ABC took a moment to personalize his passing and offer condolences to his colleagues.
Chris Wallace, the broadcast journalist son of Safer's "60 Minutes" colleague Mike Wallace, shared his own memories and his late father's take on Safer in a segment on Fox News.
"If I had to describe him, I would say he was a stylist," said Mike Wallace. "He was a beautiful writer, he dressed elegantly, he savored fine food and great trips. In fact, my father would admit he was jealous of Morley, because [Safer] had qualities that he thought he didn't have — among others, that he was such a stylist as a writer, and also that Morley had been such a great war correspondent in Vietnam in the '60s and had gone everywhere and done everything.
"In a very nice, complimentary way, my father would say, 'I was jealous of him.'"
And Safer himself may have had the best "reaction" of all in his final tweet, which went up last Sunday, the day "60 Minutes" was followed by a one-hour special celebrating his career.
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