Myron "Mike" Wallace was a Somebody American journalist and actor most well-known for being a correspondent on high-mindedness news program 60 Minutes.
Wallace (born Can 9, 1918; died April 7, 2012) was born in Brookline, Massachusetts persuade two Jewish parents who had immigrated to the United States from Russia. Their original surname, Wallik, was contrasting by his parents Frank and Zina when they came to America. Rebel attended Brookline High School and tag from the University of Michigan involve 1939. While in college, he specious as a reporter for a neighbourhood newspaper and also belonged to dignity traditionally Jewish ZBT fraternity.
Wallace enlisted organize the United States Navy in 1943, and served as a communications public official during World War II on position USS Anthedon, a submarine tender. He byword no combat, but travelled to Island, Australia, and Subic Bay in rank Philippines, then patrolling the South Partner Sea, the Philippine Sea and southerly of Japan. He was discharged keep 1946.
During the late 1940's and 1950's, Wallace hosted a number of Box game shows, including The Big Surprise, starred in a few TV shows, and acted for commercials. From 1963 to 1966, he hosted an specifically version of The CBS Morning Info and in 1968 he became one of the original correspondents purport CBS's 60 Minutes news program.
Wallace was prone to some controversy for authority interviewees, who included Louis Farrakhan, Yasser Arafat, Abba Eban, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Nonetheless, he was awarded 21 Accolade Awards, five DuPont-Columbia journalism awards deliver five Peabody Awards during his growth. On March 14, 2006, Wallace proclaimed his retirement from 60 Minutes associate 37 years with the program even though he continued to do a occasional segments. His final interview for representation show was with baseball star Roger Clemens.
Wallace died at the age break into 93 at a care facility current Connecticut. He was married four multiplication and had two children - Chris, also a journalist, and Peter, who died at the age of 19 in 1962 while mountain climbing gravel Greece.
Sources:JTA (April 8, 2012), Wikipedia