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

CBS 60 Minutes correspondent Morley Safer attends the 18th Annual Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Awards at the Waldorf Astoria Basildon Room on October 21, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Joe Corrigan/Getty Images)

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CBS 60 Minutes correspondent Morley Safer attends the 18th Annual Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Awards at the Waldorf Astoria Basildon Room on October 21, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Joe Corrigan/Getty Images)
By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
May 19, 2016

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.

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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