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The program's popularity, a concern for 60 Minutes creator Don Hewitt, prompted pundit Andy Rooney to dedicate one of the closing segments on his program to a parody of West 57th correspondents. This was widely interpreted by the West 57th team that Hewitt perceived their show as a threat.
Andrew Aitken Rooney was born in Albany, New York, the son of Walter Scott Rooney (1888–1959) and Ellinor (Reynolds) Rooney (1886–1980). [1] He attended The Albany Academy, [2] and later attended Colgate University in Hamilton in central New York, [3] where he was initiated into the Sigma Chi fraternity, before he was drafted into the United States Army in August 1941.
Another original regular, contributor Arnie Reisman, hosted an Andy Rooney-like closing segment that poked fun at life's little foibles. When the show underwent an early revamp beginning in the fall of 1982, Reisman was replaced with Tony Kahn, who then did similar closing segments.
A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney (Joe Piscopo) – October 3, 1981; Tyrone Green, Prose and Cons (Eddie Murphy) – October 3, 1981; The Bizzaro World (Tim Kazurinsky, Mary Gross, Christine Ebersole, Robin Duke, Joe Piscopo, Tony Rosato) – October 10, 1981; Buckwheat (Eddie Murphy) – October 10, 1981; Paulette Clooney – October 10, 1981
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A parody of the world of the same name featured in DC Comics, the sketch features characters who all have big ears and speak with a vocoded effect on their voices and everyone does the complete opposite (e.g.: "Goodbye" is "Hello" and vice versa)
The prosecution is expected to wrap up its closing statement Tuesday. Jurors will then get their instructions and start deliberations. Penny, who has pleaded not guilty, faces up to 15 years in ...
Rooney published several books documenting his contributions to the program, including Years Of Minutes and A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney. Rooney retired from 60 Minutes, delivering his final commentary on October 2, 2011; it was his 1,097th commentary over his 34-year career on the program. He died one month later on November 4, 2011.