Mike Wallace

A leading force behind 60 Minutes, CBS’s seminal
newsmagazine, Mike Wallace has won countless awards for his
work (including the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award,
three Alfred I. Dupont Columbia University Awards, three
George Foster Peabody Awards, a Robert E. Sherwood Award,
and a Distinguished Achievement Award from the University
of Southern California School of Journalism) and has been
inducted into the TV Hall of Fame. Wallace is the co-
author, with Gary Paul Gates, of Close Encounters, a
1984 national bestseller. He lives in New York City.