CBS: '60 Minutes' correspondent Morley Safer dies at age 84

CBS announced Thursday that longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Morley Safer has died. He was 84.

The Canadian-born Safer, a 12-time Emmy winner, started at "60 Minutes" in 1970. Safer reported on a wide variety of topics over his career, including war, social injustice and art. According to CNN, Safer filed over 900 reports for the CBS news magazine.

We are sad to report that legendary @60Minutes correspondent Morley Safer has died at 84: https://t.co/n2MbgKIKgf https://t.co/0jnW83YnwS
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 19, 2016

Safer retired last week after more than half a century at CBS.

He was fondly remembered by colleagues and viewers for his reporting skills and dedication to broadcast journalism.

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