Andy Rooney

For over 30 years, Andy Rooney was an integral part of the CBS news magazine "60 Minutes" (1968- ). A veteran journalist and celebrated war correspondent, Rooney's show-closing editorials, entitled "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney," ran the gamut in subject matter from the topical - politics, social ills, the march of time - to the mundane, which took the form of amusing and often curmudgeonly rants on computers, desk clutter, changes in social graces and the foibles of everyday life. His commentary, which was also documented in newspapers, magazines and a number of books, made him among the most popular segments on the program, as well as one of its most parodied. No matter which side of the fence viewers found themselves on in regard to Rooney, there was no denying his position as one of the most well-known and regarded television figures of the late 20th century and into the new millennium.