Then, in 1955, he was offered a correspondent's job in the Canadian Broadcasting Company's London bureau, where he worked nine years before CBS News hired him for its London bureau. It was in 1970 that Safer joined "60 Minutes," then just two years old and far from the national institution it would become. Safer rotated in and out of Vietnam three times, then, in 1967, began three years as London bureau chief. That career came to an end this week, with a "60 Minutes" tribute on Sunday and, then, with Safer's death, at age 84, on Thursday. He quickly became a fixture at "60 Minutes" " and part of that show's rough-and-tumble behind-the-scenes culture as the stature and ratings of the show took off.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 19, 2016 16:15 UTC