# Don Hewitt CBS producer (1922–2009) who created [[60 Minutes]] in 1968 and ran it for 36 years, inventing the television newsmagazine format and building the most successful program in broadcast news history. The editorial independence Hewitt established is the standard against which the 2025–2026 [[Skydance-Paramount]] interference is measured. > [!note] Stub > Minimum-viable page created to support the [[CBS Timeline]]. Expand with the founding of 60 Minutes and the show's institutional culture.