We are sad to report that legendary @60Minutes correspondent Morley Safer has died at 84: https://t.co/n2MbgKIKgf https://t.co/0jnW83YnwS — @CBSNewsHe was one of the best-known journalists in the United States, and was famous for his decades at the CBS show 60 Minutes. Safer, who at one time worked for CBC News, recently retired from CBS due to poor health. Safer once claimed "there is no such thing as the common man; if there were, there would be no need for journalists." "He broke ground in war reporting and made a name that will forever be synonymous with 60 Minutes. The program aired a tribute to Safer on Sunday after he announced his retirement last week.

Source: CBC News May 19, 2016 10:40 UTC