Exciting news: @60Minutes piece "The Lost Music" was nominated for an Emmy in the category Outstanding Arts, Culture and Entertainment Report! "The Lost Music" was the kind of story that gave us all (journalists & viewers) pause to reflect on our humanity, resilience & equality.
It’s pretty great to work with these two on the daily at @60Minutes:
“I think someone like Jon Wertheim is one of the most gifted writers working in television right now. Sharyn Alfonsi ... thinks like a producer, she can write and she’s dogged.”
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History shows the aftermath of plagues have brought about radical transformations for societies. So what changes could come in the aftermath of COVID-19? https://t.co/nq7Xuxjtd8
Today my team conducted a tri-continental remote interview. Producer in Europe. Subject in Asia. Correspondent in North America. Intense logistics, no international travel, low cost. Quality didn’t suffer. Exciting, for sure. But any other JOs think our field is forever changed?
Tomorrow on @60Minutes, 2 stories we've been working on:
1.) Driverless trucking. Companies have been testing their prototypes on public roads. You might've even driven beside one.
2.) Flint, MI. Doctors take the first comprehensive look at the thousands of kids exposed to lead.
The third segment on @60Minutes tonight was the last story produced by our friend and colleague Katy Textor. We made beautiful memories shooting this piece - singing & dancing with Katy. I hope she is dancing again tonight. Here is our tribute to Katy:
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If you enjoy our @60Minutes story "Vision of Music" tonight, join us again tomorrow 7PM EST. We are trying something new around here! Matthew Whitaker will play your song requests live.
Join us on Monday, February 24 at 7pm EST as we host a @PeriscopeCo livestream on @Twitter with jazz prodigy Matthew Whitaker. Follow @60Minutes and use the hashtag #PlayThisSong60 to request a song for Matthew Whitaker to play.
Matthew Whitaker is a blind jazz musician who has been performing around the world since he was 11 years old. We’ll tell you his story Sunday on @60Minutes. After many a singalong, I am excited for this piece to bring you all the same joy it brought us to produce it.
This Sunday: Matthew Whitaker was 5 years old when he met classically trained concert pianist Dalia Sakas. It didn't take long for her to realize his talents were "insane." https://t.co/OpxwPJizvc
Last April, our @60Minutes team traveled south to report on the migrant crisis on the US-Mexican border. Tonight, we won an Alfred I. duPont- Columbia University Award!
I love this team! @duPontAwards
It’s been more than three years since British citizens voted to leave the European Union, but Brexit is far from finished. 60 Minutes reports, tonight https://t.co/mbMd5sJ9HQ