60 Minutes II
Promotional picture for 60 Minutes II
Genre	Newsmagazine Television Program
Running time	60 Minutes(Including Commercials)
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Country of origin	United States
Original channel	CBS
Original run	January 13, 1999–September 2, 2005

60 Minutes II, also known as 60 Minutes Wednesday and 60 Minutes (see #Name changes), was a weekly primetime newsmagazine television program intended to replicate the "signature style, journalistic quality and integrity" of the original 60 Minutes series. Image File history File links 60minutesii. ... Image File history File links 60minutesii. ... From the earliest days of the medium, television has been used as a vehicle for advertising in some countries. ... CBS (an abbreviation for Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name) is one of the largest television networks, and formerly one of the largest radio networks, in the United States. ... A newsmagazine, sometimes called news magazine, is a usually weekly magazine featuring articles on current events. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The ticking TAG Heuer stopwatch from 60 Minutes. ...

It aired on CBS on Wednesdays, then later moved to Fridays at 8 p.m. The original 60 Minutes continued airing on Sunday nights throughout the run of 60 Minutes II. CBS (an abbreviation for Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name) is one of the largest television networks, and formerly one of the largest radio networks, in the United States. ...

The first edition of 60 Minutes II ran on January 13, 1999. Its final airing was September 2, 2005. January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Correspondents

The broadcast included original reporting from its team of correspondents and from other CBS News journalists. The program also featured updated reports on classic 60 Minutes stories. CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. Its current president is Sean McManus who is also head of CBS Sports. ...

Credited cast on 60 Minutes II included the following CBS correspondents: Dan Rather, Bob Simon, Charlie Rose, Vicki Mabrey, Scott Pelley and Lara Logan. The following correspondents also worked on segments for the program: Christiane Amanpour, Ed Gordon, Charles Grodin, Carol Marin and Jimmy Tingle. Dan Rather, from a telecast in October 2004. ... Bob Simon is a CBS News correspondent. ... Charlie Rose Charles Petee Rose Jr. ... Vicki Mabrey is currently an ABC News Nightline correspondent. ... Lara Logan Lara Logan (born March 29, 1971 in Durban, South Africa) is a television journalist for CBS News in the United States. ... Christiane Amanpour Christiane Amanpour (born January 12, 1958) is chief international correspondent for CNN. Based out of CNNs London bureau, Amanpour is one of the most recognized and liberally biased international correspondents on American television. ... Ed Gordon (born 1 July 1906) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the Long Jump. ... Grodin on The Charles Grodin Show Charles Grodin (born April 21, 1935) is an American actor and cable talk show host. ... Carol Marin is a television news anchor based in Chicago, Illinois. ... Jimmy Tingle is an American stand-up comic and film actor. ...

Killian Documents

Main article: Killian documents

60 Minutes II ran into controversy in September 2004 when the program staff received a set of documents which alleged that, while in the service of the Texas Air National Guard, President George W. Bush was declared unfit for duty and suspended from service. On September 8, 2004, in the middle of the 2004 Presidential election, Dan Rather went on the air on 60 Minutes II with the documents. The authenticity of these documents was quickly called into question by experts and critics. This became known as the Killian documents controversy (or Rathergate). One of the Killian documents. ... September 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: September 2004 in sports Events Deaths in September • 27 Tsai Wan-lin • 24 Françoise Sagan • 20 Brian Clough • 18 Russ Meyer • 15 Johnny Ramone • 12 Fred Ebb • 11 Peter VII of Alexandria • 8... Shield of the United States Air National Guard In the US military, the Air National Guard (ANG), as part of the National Guard, is the organized militia of a particular US state and is a reserve of the US Air Force (USAF), too. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and the 43rd and current President of the United States. ... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Presidential election results map. ... One of the Killian documents. ... The Killian documents (often referred to as the CBS documents during the 2004 US presidential campaign) were memos purportedly written by the late Lieutenant Colonel Jerry B. Killian. ...

For about two weeks Rather and his team stood by the story, but CBS later announced it could not vouch for the authenticity of the memos. The network stated that using the memos was a "mistake" and Rather apologized for the incident.^[1][2] Their source, former Texas Army National Guard officer Bill Burkett, had misled a CBS producer about the source of the documents. The senior producer on the story, Mary Mapes, was fired, and three other producers involved in the story were asked to resign. It is often implied that Rather's subsequent retirement was tied to this incident. Bill Burkett was the CBS source in the allegedly unsubstantiated Killian documents affair of 2004. ... Mary Mapes is an American journalist and television news producer. ...

Awards

60 Minutes II earned a number of awards, including several Emmy Awards and three Peabody Awards.^[3] An Emmy Award. ... The George Foster Peabody Awards, more commonly known as simply the Peabody Awards, are annual international awards given for excellence in radio and television broadcasting and cable television. ...

Name changes

60 Minutes II was renamed 60 Minutes by CBS for the fall of 2004 to signify its quality. CBS News president Andrew Heyward stated at the time, "The Roman numeral II created some confusion on the part of the viewers and suggested a watered-down version."^[4] 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Andrew Heyward - Former President of CBS News Andrew Heyward is a former President of CBS News, serving from January of 1996 until early November 2005. ...

After the Killian documents controversy, the show was renamed 60 Minutes Wednesday to differentiate it from the original 60 Minutes Sunday edition. The show reverted to its original title on July 8, 2005, when the show moved to the 8 p.m. Friday timeslot, where it completed its run. The ticking TAG Heuer stopwatch from 60 Minutes. ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Notes

1. ^ "Dan Rather Statement On Memos", CBS News, September 20, 2005. Retrieved on 2006-03-20.
2. ^ "CBS Names Memo Probe Panel", CBS News, September 22, 2004. Retrieved on 2006-03-20.
3. ^ Program Facts. CBS News (July 5, 2005). Retrieved on 2006-03-31.
4. ^ "'60 Minutes' times 2; Eye spinoff renamed after original newsmag", Daily Variety, May 19, 2004. Retrieved on 2006-03-31.