In a 1993 interview, Hefner told 60 Minutes why he savored life and how his “typically American“ upbringing made him who he was
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“60 Minutes,“ the most successful television broadcast in history. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast begun in 1968 is still a hit in 2016, regularly making Nielsen’s Top 10. “60 Minutes“ has won more Emmy Awards than any other primetime broadcast, including a special Lifetime Achievement Emmy. It has also won every major broadcast journalism award over its tenure, including 20 Peabody and 15 DuPont Columbia University awards for excellence in television broadcasting. Other distinguished awards won multiple times include the George Polk, RTNDA Edward R. Murrow, Investigative Reporters and Editors, RFK Journalism, Sigma Delta Chi and Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Reporting. “60 Minutes“ premiered on CBS Sept. 24, 1968. CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager is the program’s executive producer. The correspondents and contributors of “60 Minutes“ are Anderson Cooper, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Steve Kroft, Lara Logan, Scott Pelley, Morley Safer, Bob Simon, Lesley Stahl and Bill Whitaker. “60 Minutes“ airs Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.