Morely Safer (1931 - )

• born November 8, 1931 in Toronto, Ontario
• journalist
• began his career as a reporter for newspapers and wire services in Canada and England
• correspondent and producer with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
• joined CBS News in April 1964 as a correspondent based in London
• opened CBS News' Saigon bureau in 1965, served two tours in Vietnam, and received several awards for his reporting.
• made London bureau chief 1967
• in that post, he covered Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Vietnam
• co-host of "60 Minutes" since 1970
• author of the bestseller Flashbacks on Returning to Vietnam (Random House, 1990).
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