Mike Wallace (journalist) Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Mike Wallace (born May 9, 1918 as Myron Leon Wallace) is an American journalist with a long-running career. He is most well-known to modern audiences as a television correspondent for CBS's 60 Minutes. He has been with that program since it first aired in 1968. He has also hosted a number of other talk shows including Night Beat and The Mike Wallace Interview. During his career at 60 Minutes he has interviewed a wide range of newsmakers including Johnny Carson, Deng Xiaoping, Ayatollah Khomeini, Kurt Waldheim, Yasir Arafat, Menachem Begin, Anwar Sadat, and Manuel Noriega.Wallace was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. He has been married multiple times and had two sons. His oldest son died in a mountain climbing accident in 1961. Chris Wallace, his second son, is also a newscaster.
In 1982, Wallce interviewed General William Westmoreland for the CBS special The Uncounted Enemy: A Vietnam Deception.[1] William Westmoreland sued Wallace and CBS for libel. In February 1985, while the case was still in court, CBS settled with Westmoreland after their internal investigation determined that the producers of the show had not used the proper standards of fairness.
Recently, Mike Wallace made headlines in a dispute with New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission inspectors. When he found the two inspectors interviewing his driver, who they alleged was double parked, Wallace got into a confrontation with the inspectors. He was arrested after he apparently lunged at one of the inspectors. He was released after receiving a court summons to answer charges for disorderly conduct. A resturant manager who witnessed the scene said the officers "manhandled" Wallace. City officials plan to investigate this arrest.