Saturday, November 5, 2011

Andy Rooney dies


At 92 years old, Andy Rooney was proclaimed dead Friday night.  CBS News' long time commentator/reporter died at a New York city hospital due to complications following minor surgery.  Rooney has been a fixture on "60 minutes" for 33 years.  His career started with CBS during World War II as a correspondent for the Star and Stripes military newspaper.

Andy Rooney was a regular fixture on millions of American households on Sunday evenings appearing only for a few minutes in one of the highly rated television programs.  

Rooney always had a witty comment on almost anything from designer jeans, to banks and baseball.


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