Bob Simon’s final story to be introduced by Scott Pelley
Legendary newsman Bob Simon’s final “60 Minutes” segment, which is set to air Sunday, is expected to be introduced by friend and colleague Scott Pelley, a source told The Post. Pelley, the “CBS Evening...
View ArticleCo-worker warned limo boss about Bob Simon’s ‘erratic’ driver
A co-worker of Bob Simon’s black-car driver had been so concerned about the disabled operator’s “erratic driving’’ that he warned superiors to fire him — just two days before the man crashed and killed...
View ArticleMet Opera House to host private funeral for Bob Simon
Celebrated TV journalist Bob Simon will be remembered by friends and family during a private funeral service at the Metropolitan Opera House on Tuesday morning. A public memorial service for the “60...
View Article‘60 Minutes’ honors Bob Simon by airing final piece
“60 Minutes” paid tribute to Bob Simon on Sunday night by airing his final piece — a look into the treatment of Ebola using the experimental drug ZMapp. CBS News anchor Scott Pelley introduced the...
View ArticleJournalists gather at Met Opera House for private Bob Simon send-off
CBS newsman Bob Simon got the send-off that music lovers dream of. More than 150 close friends — including Tom Brokaw, Charlie Rose, Scott Pelley and Anderson Cooper — joined Simon’s family at a...
View Article‘60 Minutes’ pays homage to Bob Simon in moving tribute
“60 Minutes” pays homage to the “extraordinary career” of its late veteran correspondent, Bob Simon, in a touching tribute that was set to air Sunday night. Fellow “60 Minutes” correspondent Steve...
View ArticleBob Simon left $2M estate to wife of 49 years
Veteran “60 Minutes” journalist Bob Simon left his $2 million fortune to his wife of 49 years, according to the correspondent’s will filed in Manhattan Surrogate’s Court on Wednesday. Simon, who died...
View ArticleBob Simon knew he was dying after crash: suit
Newsman Bob Simon was in horrific agony and knew he was dying after a West Side crash caused by a limo driver who never should have been behind the wheel, his widow charges in a new lawsuit. The...
View ArticleLimo company blames Bob Simon for his own death
“60 Minutes” correspondent Bob Simon was responsible for his own death, the limousine company being sued for the crash that killed him insists in galling new court papers. Simon, 73, understood “all...
View ArticleBob Simon’s ‘erratic’ limo driver shifts blame to other car
Late CBS newsman Bob Simon’s ticket-tarnished chauffeur is trying to duck a wrongful-death suit by the “60 Minutes” correspondent’s widow by suing the driver of a Mercedes-Benz that was also involved...
View ArticleSimon’s final ‘60 Minutes’ story to air Sunday
CBS will air the late Bob Simon‘s final “60 Minutes” story this Sunday — with a longer tribute to him airing Feb. 22. The veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent, 73, was killed Wednesday night in a car...
View Article‘I’m devastated’: Driver struck by Bob Simon’s cab
The young motorist whose Mercedes was struck by the Lincoln Town Car carrying tragic “60 Minutes” correspondent Bob Simon told The Post on Thursday that he was a big fan of the legendary journalist and...
View ArticleBob Simon’s driver had ‘dead’ arm, 9 prior license suspensions
CBS newsman Bob Simon’s black-car driver was a rookie with nine license suspensions who is suspected of speeding during the fatal crash — and had just one hand on the wheel because he had a “dead” left...
View ArticleScott Pelley rushed to CBS to give news of Bob Simon’s death
The “CBS Evening News” anchor was seeing a Broadway play with his wife when he got news of Simon's car accident.
View ArticleBob Simon was the world’s newsman
Nothing in Bob Simon’s life, not the dozens of Emmys or the shelf full of Peabody Awards, could sum up his career like the greeting on the war correspondent’s answering machine. “I am out of the...
View ArticleCBS News posts clip of Bob Simon’s final report
CBS News on Friday posted a clip of “60 Minutes” correspondent Bob Simon’s final report, which will air during this week’s broadcast. In the story, Simon traveled to a tobacco plant in western Kentucky...
View ArticleKey evidence from Bob Simon’s fatal car crash is missing
A key piece of evidence has gone missing in the wrongful-death case of “60 Minutes” correspondent Bob Simon — the back seat of the Lincoln town car in which he was a passenger before he was killed in a...
View ArticleDriver in Bob Simon’s fatal wreck won’t disclose medical records
The chauffeur whose crash killed “60 Minutes” correspondent Bob Simon is refusing to turn over medical information about his previous suicide attempt, which left him with a lame right arm, court papers...
View ArticleBob Simon’s widow settles wrongful death suit
Newsman Bob Simons’ widow has settled a wrongful death lawsuit against a limo company that allegedly allowed a reckless driver to ferry the CBS veteran home from work in February 2015. “The family is...
View ArticleCBS fills ‘60 Minutes’ jobs in wake of Jeff Fager’s ouster
CBS is finally filling in the gaps left by long-time “60 Minutes” producer Jeff Fager, who was fired last year amid sexual misconduct allegations. The award-winning news show has elevated Tanya Simon,...
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