Mike Wallace
Mike Wallace
Myron Leon "Mike" Wallacewas an American journalist, game show host, actor and media personality. He interviewed a wide range of prominent newsmakers during his sixty-year career. He was one of the original correspondents for CBS' 60 Minutes, which debuted in 1968. Wallace retired as a regular full-time correspondent in 2006, but still appeared occasionally on the series until 2008...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth9 May 1918
CountryUnited States of America
Even though Jack Kennedy and I were about the same age and lived in the same neighborhood and attended the same elementary school, our paths seldom crossed during the years he lived in Brookline. I'm sure that in time, I would have gotten to know him better if he hadn't moved away.
They've been talking with me off-and-on for some time about coming over there. At the moment, I want to stay where I am.
By opening our streams up and getting obstructions out, it cuts down on water backup, and that affords us a little more protection and a little bit longer amount of time to notify residents.
He's a man with a heart as big as the shelter. When it came time to get down to the nitty-gritty, he had the volunteers there.
I went to work when I was a young fellow and I loved what I did. And I just kept working. And when I decided that maybe the time had come for me to quit, I got depressed. What could I do if I didn't work?
To go around the world, to talk to almost anybody you want to talk to, to have enough time on the air, so that you could really tell a full story. What a voyage of discovery it was.
Incidentally, you know that we made a bet?
The bet was that you were going to take me to lunch or dinner, ... So what's it going to be?
I'm going to more and more these days.
I just want them to remember Friday was not the end of their season. The playoffs are out of the question, but we had a losing streak. Now maybe we can start a winning streak.
I'm just not that comfortable writing so much about myself.
I have no doubt that what we started has become a plague. Because - and that's a million years ago but we got caught up in the drama more than we caught up in going after the facts.
I'll be available when asked for whatever chores CBS News, '60 Minutes,' 'The Evening News,' et cetera, have in mind for me.
I've known (Democratic presidential nominee John) Kerry for 25 years. He's a patriot. I'm listening to what he has to say,