The creator of "60 Minutes," the late Don Hewitt, will be honored by colleagues at a memorial in New York City on Monday, Oct. 19, at 11 a.m. in the Frederick P. Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Center, according to the Huffington Post.

Among those expected to speak are Hewitt’s close friend, actor Alan Alda, CBS CEO Les Moonves, current "60 Minutes" executive producer Jeff Fager and on-air correspondent Morley Safer and "Sesame Street" creator Joan Ganz Cooney.

— Allison J. Waldman

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