September 24th, 1968-
An hour newsmagazine with a strong emphasis on investigative reporting. From 1968 until 1970 the show was cohosted by veteran CBA newsman Harry Reasoner and Mike Wallace. Another early regular feature of 60 Minutes was "Point/Counterpoint," a segment on which liberal and conservative viewpoints on topical issues were vocally, if not intensively, exchanged. Conservative James J. Kilpatrick originally diod battle with liberal Nicholas von Hoffman.
60 Minutes began in 1968 as a bi-weekly show, alternating on Tuesday evenings with CBS Reports. In the fall of 1971, it shifted to Sunday evenings. In the fall of 1975, it became a weekly series. It remains a fixture on Sunday evenings on CBS to this day.
Topic: A look at Australia is the third story.
Point /Counterpoint deals with "income taxes."
Included are commercial.
Note: Archived only is the last 15 minutes of the broadcast.