Full Name: Myron Leon Wallace
Profession: Broadcast Journalist
Biography: One of the original correspondents for CBS' television news magazine "60 Minutes". Mike Wallace began as the lead reporter, retiring after 37 years with the program.
His broadcast career began in 1939 on the radio where he hosted quiz programs and was the announcer for several stations in Michigan and Chicago. After a WWII stint in the navy, he returned to Chicago, working for the CBS radio network as an announcer and occasional actor. He made the switch to television in the 1950s, acting in small roles, working as a reporter and hosting interview programs.
Wallace is the recipient of 21 Emmys Awards, and 3 Peabody Awards. In 2003 he was given a Lifetime Achievement Emmy.
He was the father of broadcast journalist Chris Wallace.
Born: May 9, 1918
Birthplace: Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Taurus
Died: April 7, 2012 (aged 93)
Cause of Death: Natural causes
Historical Events
Personal Life
- 1940-08-30 American CBS news correspondent Mike Wallace (22) weds Norma Kaphan in Brookline, Massachusetts; divorce in 1948
- 1949-03-11 American CBS news correspondent Mike Wallace (30) weds second wife American actress Buff Cobb (21) in Cook County, Illinois; divorce in 1955
- 1986-06-28 American CBS news correspondent Mike Wallace (68) weds fourth and final wife Mary Yates
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