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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012 at 8 p.m. ET/PT"60 Minutes Presents: Three Remarkable Women," a special hour hosted by Morley Safer -
Dolly - Dolly Parton, the oh-so-country music superstar with the city-slicker sense of show business talks to Morley Safer about her childhood, her career and the Broadway production of her film, "9 to 5." David Browning and Diane Beasley are the producers.
Anna Wintour -The sunglasses come off the high-queen of haute couture in this rare and unprecedented interview, in which the Vogue editor reveals why she always wears them and much more to Morley Safer in her first long-length interview for U.S. television.
Ruth Streeter is the
The Many Meryls -Two-time Oscar-winner and Grande Dame of American film and stage Meryl Streep sat down with Morley Safer for a rare interview to discuss acting, her career and her latest leading role - as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
David Browning is the producer.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2012 Defense Secretary Panetta - He's balanced the budget, run the CIA
and eliminated Osama bin Laden.
Now, Leon Panetta takes on another great challenge as U.S. Secretary of Defense, with massive responsibilities, including keeping Iran from producing a nuclear bomb. Scott Pelley reports. Henry Schuster is the producer.
The Commissioner - He presides over the most successful entertainment business in America, the wildly popular NFL.
Steve Kroft gets inside Roger Goodell and his $10 billion business model that continues to practically mint money.
Draggan Mihailovich and Frank Devine are the producers.
Big Game Hunting - The same kinds of exotic, sometimes endangered, species found in places like Africa can be hunted here in the U.S. for a price. The ranchers who breed them claim to be preserving them, a notion animal rights people strongly disagree with.
Lara Logan reports. Max McClellan is the producer.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2012 "60 Minutes Presents: Into the Wild," a special hour devoted to the natural world -
The Great Migration - Scott Pelley visits Kenya, the site of the great wildebeest migration, and looks at the threats to this natural spectacle comprised of over a million animals. Henry Schuster and Rebecca Peterson are the producers.
The Secret Language of Elephants -Researchers listening to elephant sounds and observing their behavior are compiling an elephant dictionary. Bob Simon goes to Central Africa to listen to the language of the forest elephants first hand. Harry Radliffe is the producer.
Jane Goodall -Jane Goodall brings Lara Logan and 60 MINUTES cameras back to the forests of Tanzania, where she began her love affair with chimpanzees 50 years ago, to remind the public that chimps are endangered. Max McClellan is the producer.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2012 Groupon - In his first major interview since taking the multibillion dollar Internet company public late last year, the founder and CEO of online daily deals site Groupon talks about the company Forbes called the fastest growing in the world.
Lesley Stahl interviews Andrew Mason. Shachar Bar-On is the producer.
Qatar -The tiny and prosperous Middle Eastern country with no income taxes and free health care is an island of calm in a sea of unrest as neighbors like Syria, Egypt and Bahrain experience social upheaval.
Bob Simon reports. Harry Radliffe is the producer.
Jake - At 13 years old, Jake Barnett is already attending college and tutoring his much older "peers."
In fact, the math and science prodigy was acing college courses when he was just eight and hopes to use his gift to change the world someday. Morley Safer reports. Katy Textor is the producer.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2012 Stem Cell Fraud - Stem cells still have not proven to be the panacea many claimed they could be, yet the Internet is alive with stem cells for sale to treat incurable illnesses. Scott Pelley reports on one man offering to treat cerebral palsy who a respected stem cell researcher says could be endangering patients.
Oriana Zill and Michael Rey are the producers.
Marine Brothers - Lara Logan reports on five sets of brothers in the Marine Reserves who fought for the right to be on the front line of combat in Afghanistan with their siblings. Tom Anderson is the producer.
The Most Expensive Food in the World - European white truffles can sell for as much as $3,600 a pound.
But harvests are down and a black market has emerged that has allowed an influx of inferior and cheap Chinese truffles that are diluting this lucrative market.
Lesley Stahl reports. Ira Rosen is the producer.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2012The Majority Leader - Lesley Stahl profiles House Majority Leader Eric Cantor about his life and the recent bipartisan wars in Congress.
Karen Sughrue is the producer.
The Perfect Score - In his first interview about his criminal fraud, Sam Eshaghoff tells how he was able to take the SAT and ACT college admissions exams for others who paid him up to $2,500 per test. Alison Stewart reports. Katherine Davis is the producer.
Alone on the Wall - "60 Minutes" cameras capture a feat never documented before: viewers will see Alex Honnold scale a 1,600-foot rock wall using nothing more than his hands and feet.
Lara Logan interviews Honnold about his skills and his unique sport where there can be no mistakes. Jeff Newton is the producer.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2011The Library - No one is allowed to borrow a book from the Vatican Library except the pope. And no wonder: the archive holds some of the oldest and most precious works of art and treasure known to man.
Morley Safer and "60 Minutes" cameras get to see the best of the best. David Browning is the producer.
Mount Athos - Bob Simon steps back in time when he gets rare access to monks in ancient monasteries on a remote Greek peninsula who have lived a Spartan life of prayer in a tradition virtually unchanged for a thousand years. Cameras capture the monastic life, including chanting, prayers, rituals, and the priceless relics and icons from the Byzantine Empire stored on
The Holy Mountain,
Mt. Athos.
Harry Radliffe and Michael Karzis are the producers.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2011There Goes the Neighborhood - Recession-fueled foreclosures are causing extremely high vacancy rates in some neighborhoods, ruining the values of the occupied homes and forcing the demolitions of once valuable properties.
Scott Pelley reports.
Robert Anderson and Daniel Ruetenik are the producers.
Gardens of the Queen - "60 Minutes" cameras take viewers on an underwater adventure off the Cuban coast to one of the world's most pristine and vibrant coral reefs. But as Anderson Cooper reports, reefs like these are already dying and could disappear someday if mankind isn't more careful.
Andy Court and Anya Bourg are the producers.
The Many Meryls - Meryl Streep, the two-time Oscar-winner and Grande Dame of American film and stage, sat down with Morley Safer for a rare interview to discuss acting, her career and her latest leading role as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
David Browning is the producer.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2011President Obama
- Steve Kroft questions the president on a wide range of critical topics, including his performance in office, the U.S. economy and unemployment, and the budget woes in Washington. Michael Radutzky and Frank Devine are the producers.
Howard Buffett - Legendary investor Warren Buffett has chosen his son Howard to succeed him as head of his multibillion dollar holding company. But as Lesley Stahl reports, "Howie" - a farmer - is no chip
off the old block.
Karen Sughrue and Julie Holstein are the producers.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2011Prosecuting Wall Street
- Two whistleblowers tell Steve Kroft that their warnings about fraudulent and substandard mortgages were ignored by their companies, offering a rare window into the root causes of the subprime mortgage meltdown still holding back the struggling U.S economy.
James Jacoby is the producer.
Michael Bubl& - He fills concert halls and has sold 35 million albums by covering classic American songs made famous by crooners like Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett.
Lara Logan profiles this still-rising singer whose current album, "Christmas," is number one. Max McClellan and Reuben Heyman-Kantor are the producers.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2011Hard Times Generation
- Scott Pelley brings "60 Minutes" cameras back to central Florida to document another level of homelessness - kids and their parents living in cars.
Bob Anderson and Nicole Young are the producers.
The Flavorists - Meet the scientists behind the real and artificial flavors that make foods and beverages so tasty.
Morley Safer reports on this fascinating industry that food manufacturers depend on, but which critics say make some people dependent on less-than-healthy food choices.
Ruth Streeter is the producer.
Angelina - Bob Simon profiles international film star Angelina Jolie, who has gone behind the camera to direct a film for the first time.
Tom Anderson is the producer.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2011Christine Lagarde - Thrust into the breach during one of the worst economic crises in decades, Christine Lagarde, the new head of the International Monetary Fund, has become one of the world's most powerful women.
Lara Logan reports. Clem Taylor is the producer.
The Pledge - Steve Kroft takes a look at Grover Norquist, the man many blame for holding up the deficit-reduction process because of the anti-tax pledges he has obtained from nearly all the Republican politicians in Washington. Frank Devine is the producer.
Taylor Swift - She writes and sings all her own songs, sells millions of records and she's just 21 years old.
Lesley Stahl profiles music sensation Taylor Swift.
Shari Finkelstein is the producer.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2011Insiders - Steve Kroft reports on how America's lawmakers can legally buy stock based on non-public information. Ira Rosen and Gabrielle Schonder are the producers.
Taser - The non-lethal device has saved many lives and prevented serious injury to suspects and police say its law enforcement advocates, but a new study says some authorities use it too quickly, causing unnecessary pain and sometimes death. David Martin reports.
Mary Walsh is the producer.
Freeman Hrabowski
- University President Freeman Hrabowski has turned the University of Maryland Baltimore County into a well-known producer of outstanding scientists and engineers, many of whom are minorities. Byron Pitts reports. David Schneider is the producer.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2011The Lobbyist's Playbook - Jack Abramoff, the ex-lobbyist and now ex-convict at the center of the biggest Washington corruption scandal in decades gives his first television interview to Lesley Stahl.
He reveals how he was able to influence politicians and why, despite reform, such influence buying continues.
Ira Rosen is the producer.
Operation Proper Exit - This unique program takes wounded warriors back to the battlefield in an effort to provide closure that often leads to better lives for these veterans and their families.
Scott Pelley reports. Henry Schuster is the producer.
Andy Rooney - A tribute segment by Morley Safer to beloved "60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney, who died November 4th at the age of 92. Warren Lustig is the producer.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2011Madoff - In their first interview about the crimes of Bernard Madoff, the son and the wife of the man who scammed billions of dollars provide the first inside account from the immediate family. Ruth Madoff and son Andrew tell Morley Safer how Madoff confessed his crimes to them, their reaction and the subsequent family strife of the past three years.
Deirdre Naphin and Katy Textor are the producers.
All-American - Beating the odds in a fight against a deadly cancer for most people would mean staying alive.
For Mark Herzlich, who was diagnosed with bone cancer while he was a football star at Boston College, living meant playing football in the NFL.
Byron Pitts reports.
Clem Taylor is the producer.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2011Steve Jobs - In his first interview about the visionary Apple CEO, biographer Walter Isaacson reveals the private Steve Jobs few knew. Jobs also tells his story in his own words, as Isaacson recorded some of the over 40 interviews he conducted with him.
Among the revelations: Jobs refused early and potentially life-saving surgery on the cancer that eventually killed him a few weeks ago.
Steve Kroft reports. Graham Messick is the producer.
Apps for autism - Autistic people whose condition prevents them from speaking are making breakthroughs with the help of tablet computers and special applications that allow them to communicate, some for the first time.
Lesley Stahl reports. Karen Sughrue is the producer.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2011Afghanistan - As the war in Afghanistan hits 10 years, guerrilla tactics are still exacting a high human toll.
Gen. John Allen, the man in charge of the war, tells Scott Pelley that some U.S. troops will need to be there longer than most Americans thought. Robert Anderson and Daniel Ruetenik are the producers.
The life and death of Vincent van Gogh - His paintings are among the most well-known in the world, just like the story of his life and death: Vincent van Gogh was a troubled genius who killed himself.
But now the authors of a biography say their exhaustive investigation strongly indicates he may not have taken his own life. Morley Safer reports. David Browning is the producer.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2011The jobs czar - Can General Electric Chairman Jeffrey Immelt, whose company
has been racking up big profits overseas, help create jobs in America? Lesley Stahl interviews the man President Obama chose to lead the crucial quest for more American jobs. Andrew Metz is the producer.
Revolution -
Despite ousting the dictator whose regime repressed and tortured
for decades, Egyptians are now facing the same treatment from the country's military that they endured under President Hosni Mubarak.
Bob Simon reports. Michael Gavshon and Drew Magratten are the producers.
The player - He doesn't put on the pads or walk the sidelines, but Drew Rosenhaus, the agent who represents the most NFL players, is a force to be reckoned with
-- even if he has to say so himself.
Scott Pelley reports. Robert Anderson and Nicole Young are the producers.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2011After the wave - The relationship between the Japanese town of Otsuchi and its "sister city" Ft. Bragg, Calif., took on a new and powerful meaning after Otsuchi was inundated by the tsunami last winter.
Bob Simon reports.
Draggan Mihailovich is the producer.
Alone on the wall - "60 Minutes" cameras capture a feat never documented before: viewers will see Alex Honnold scale a 1,600-ft. rock wall using nothing more than his hands and feet.
Lara Logan interviews the 26-year-old about his technique and his sport- where there can be no mistakes.
Jeff Newton is the producer.
Andy Rooney - Morley Safer interviews the iconic commentator about his remarkable career right before Rooney's last regular appearance on "60 Minutes," where he has had the final word since 1978. Warren Lustig is the producer.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2011The counter terrorism bureau - Scott Pelley brings viewers on a personal tour conducted by Police Commissioner Ray Kelly of what may be the world's most sophisticated terror defense forces - the New York City Police Department's counter terrorism unit.
Robert Anderson, Pat Milton and Nicole Young are the producers.
The murder of an American Nazi - Lesley Stahl
reports on the murder of a neo-Nazi leader and captures a growing subculture of hate playing out in America's backyards and alongside the border - where neo-Nazis patrol in order to keep illegal immigrants out.
Shachar Bar-On is the producer.
Parker and Stone - Steve Kroft talks to Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of Comedy Central's "South Park" and gets to watch the process that each week produces another scathing and hilarious episode for the biggest hit on basic cable television. Now the disrespectful duo also have the biggest hit on Broadway, the musical comedy "The Book Of
Graham Messick is the producer.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2011"I've never seen the like" - After many requests for help from his ambushed unit were denied, Dakota Meyer took matters into his own hands, going through a gauntlet of Taliban fire five times to try and save his trapped comrades. His efforts earned him the Medal of Honor.
David Martin reports.
Mary Walsh and Tadd Lascari are the producers.
Spy on the ice - Bob Simon reports on the latest "spy-cam" techniques used by wildlife filmmakers to show animals - in this case, polar bears - up-close and in a way audiences have never seen them before.
Michael Gavshon is the producer.
Jerry Jones - A disappointed Cowboys owner - GM Jerry Jones says even his friend, the late George Steinbrenner, would fire him for the poor performance of his Dallas football team that many predicted would go to the Super Bowl.
Scott Pelley reports. Henry Schuster is the producer.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2011The interrogator - Few know more about the 9/11 investigation than Ali Soufan, who questioned members of al Qaeda after the attack. The former FBI agent reveals himself for the first time and talks about his interrogations in an interview with Lara Logan.
Andy Court and Michael Radutzky are the producers.
Remembering 9/11 -Ground Zero responders relive their haunting experiences on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks for a "60 Minutes" segment about their road to recovery and the doctor who is preserving their oral histories.
Scott Pelley reports. Rebecca Peterson is the producer.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2011WikiLeaks - Julian Assange, the controversial founder of WikiLeaks, speaks to Steve Kroft about the U.S. attempt to indict him on criminal charges and the torrent of criticism aimed at him for publishing classified documents. Howard L. Rosenberg and Tanya Simon are the producers.
Resurrecting the extinct -Scientists believe they can sustain endangered species - maybe even one day resurrect some that have died out - using DNA technology. Lesley Stahl reports. Shari Finkelstein and Meghan Frank are the producers.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 2011 Greg Mortenson - He's written inspiring best sellers, including "Three Cups of Tea," but are the stories all true?
Steve Kroft investigates. Andy Court, Kevin Livelli and Maria Usman are the producers.
Gospel for Teens - Lesley Stahl spends a year following the inspirational leader of a gospel music program for teenagers in Harlem and her students as they learn to sing this original American art form and build the confidence and character it inspires. Shari Finkelstein is the producer.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2011 U.S. vs. DRAKE - Tom Drake, a former National Security Agency senior executive, was indicted last year for espionage after leaking allegations to the media that the nation's largest intelligence organization had committed fraud, waste and abuse. Scott Pelley reports. Glenn Silber and Graham Messick are the producers.
The 33 - Three months after 33 Chilean miners were rescued from a half-mile underground - where they lived in daily fear of death for 69 days - psychologists say more than 20 of them are experiencing serious mental stress.
Bob Simon reports. Michael Gavshon and Drew Magratten are the producers.
The Archbishop - In a wide-ranging interview with Morley Safer, New York's Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan discusses the sex abuse crisis in the Catholic Church, his current mission and the state of the church in America. Deirdre Naphin is the producer.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 2011The new tax havens - American companies are finding new overseas tax havens to legally protect some of their profits from the U.S. tax rate of 35 percent - among the highest in the world.
Lesley Stahl reports.
Shachar Bar-On is the producer.
Top Gear - A quirky British television show about cars has become a hit almost everywhere but the U.S.
Steve Kroft reports on "Top Gear," whose witty humor, outrageous speed, destructive vehicle stunts and car reviews attract an estimated weekly worldwide audience of 350 million according to the BBC.
Graham Messick and Michael Karzis are the producers.
Albert Pujols - His big bat has made the St. Louis Cardinals' slugger one of the top 10 players in baseball history.
But to people with Down syndrome and the poor of his native Dominican Republic who he helps, he means a lot more than home runs and RBI.
Bob Simon reports.
Draggan Mihailovich is the producer.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 2011The next housing shock - As more and more Americans face mortgage foreclosure, banks' crucial ownership documents for the properties are often unclear and are sometimes even bogus - a condition that's causing lawsuits and hampering an already weak housing market. Scott Pelley reports. Robert Anderson and Daniel Ruetenik are the producers.
The co-founder - Lesley Stahl speaks to Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Paul Allen in his first interview about his upcoming book in which he criticizes his Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates. Shachar-Bar-On is the producer.
Eminem - Anderson Cooper profiles the chart-topping rapper from Detroit who overcame addiction to reclaim the winning style that made him the biggest selling artist of the past decade. Tanya Simon is the producer.
SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2011The big gamble - Lesley Stahl reports on the proliferation of gambling to 38 states and its main attraction, the slot machine, newer versions of which some scientists believe may addict their players. Produced by Ira Rosen and Joel Bach.
Brazil -As the U.S. and most of the world's countries limp along after the crippling recession, Brazil is off and running with jobs, industry, and resources. Steve Kroft reports. Draggan Mihailovich is the producer.
Mark Wahlberg - From street thug, to rapper to actor and now producer, Mark Wahlberg has reinvented himself to the top of the Hollywood heap. Lara Logan profiles Wahlberg as he prepares for his most challenging role: a boxer. Draggan Mihailovich is the producer.
SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2011Resurrecting Eden - In Southern Iraq where many biblical scholars place the Garden of Eden, Scott Pelley finds a water world where the "Marsh Arabs" are making a comeback after Saddam nearly destroyed the "cradle of civilization." Jenny Dubin is the producer.
Mitch Landrieu - The New Orleans mayor talks to Byron Pitts about the city he loves and his efforts to heal wounds it still suffers from corruption and Hurricane Katrina. David Schneider is the producer.
The "Sharkman" - Anderson Cooper dives unprotected with great white sharks and the South African who's spent more time up close with the ocean's most feared predator than anyone else.
Michael Gavshon and Paul Bellinger are the producers.
SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2011Silver or Lead - Byron Pitts reports on the murder of the mayor of a Mexican city,
where powerful drug gangs seem to be giving authorities a choice of "silver or lead" - join us and we will pay you or don't and we'll kill you.
David Schneider and Joyce Gesundheit are the producers.
The Gambler - Las Vegas sports betting legend Billy Walters has never had a losing year - a winning a streak that's made odds makers call him the "most dangerous sports bettor in Nevada." Lara Logan reports. Tom Anderson and Coleman Cowan are the producers.
In Search of Jaguars - "60 Minutes" went in search of the most elusive of all of nature's big cats, the jaguar, and captured amazing footage of them in the Brazilian jungle. Bob Simon reports. Tom Anderson is the producer.
SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2011Shaleionaires - While some complain that extracting natural gas from shale rock formations is tainting their water supply, others who have allowed drilling on their property are getting wealthy and becoming "shaleionaires." Lesley Stahl reports. Shachar Bar-On and Meghan Frank are the producers.
Stand Down - Some veterans returning from Iraq or Afghanistan into the recession are finding themselves homeless. Scott Pelley reports on an annual encampment in San Diego where veterans can find hope, help and services.
Henry Schuster is the producer.
Market Street - Morley Safer reports on a mystery that was solved
about a 100-year-old film that we now know was
made on San Francisco's Market St. just days before the 1906 earthquake. David Browning is the producer.
SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2011The Murder of Louis Allen - Steve Kroft's 18-month investigation into a 47-yr.old murder in a Mississippi town sheds light on an unsolved civil rights killing near the top of the FBI's list. Graham Messick and Sumi Aggarwal are the producers.
One Child at a Time - Wars can literally shatter children's lives and Elissa Montanti is on a mission to make some of them whole again through a network of volunteers. Scott Pelley follows the progress of one of them, a badly maimed Iraqi boy. Tanya Simon and Catherine Herrick are the producers.
The Library - No one is allowed to borrow a book from the Vatican Library - except the pope. And no wonder: the archive holds some of the oldest and most precious works of art and treasure known to man. Morley Safer and "60 Minutes" cameras get to see the best of the best. David Browning is the producer.
SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2011Hard Times Generation - For some children, socializing and learning in school are being cruelly complicated by homelessness, as Scott Pelley reports from Florida, where school buses now stop at budget motels for children who've lost their homes. Robert Anderson, Daniel Ruetenik and Nicole Young are the producers.
Wynton Marsalis - Jazz missionary Wynton Marsalis shares his love of America's most distinctive art form by taking his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra around the world. Morley Safer tags along as Marsalis and his musicians make the scene in London and then go to Havana for a spicy Afro-Cuban musical treat. David Browning and Diane Beasley are the producers. (This is a double-length segment.)
SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2011The Spark - Bob Simon reports from Tunisia, where protests against the repressive government not only toppled its autocratic ruler, but sparked the uprising in Egypt that forced President Hosni Mubarak to resign. Draggan Mihailovich and Nathalie Sommer are the producers.
Endless Memory - Lesley Stahl reports on the recently discovered phenomenon of "superior autobiographical memory," the ability to recall nearly every day of one's life.
Stahl interviews the handful of individuals known to possess the skill, which scientists are only now beginning to study. Shari Finkelstein is the producer. (This is a double-length segment.)
SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2011Designing Life - Steve Kroft profiles famous microbiologist Craig Venter, whose scientists have already mapped the human genome and created what he calls "the first synthetic species."
Andy Court is the producer.
The N-Word - A Southern publisher's sanitized edition of "Huckleberry Finn"
that replaces the N-word with "slave" over 200 times is the focal point for a debate on the use of the controversial word in American society. Byron Pitts reports. David Schneider is the producer.
The King's Speech - "60 Minutes" talks to its starring actor, Colin Firth, and reports on the historic find in an attic that helped make the "The King's Speech" an Oscar favorite. Scott Pelley reports. Ruth Streeter is the producer.
SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2011The Speed Traders - Steve Kroft gets a rare look inside the secretive world "high-frequency trading," a controversial technique the SEC is scrutinizing in which computers can make thousands of stock trades in less than a second. Tom Anderson and Coleman Cowan are the producers.
City of David - Lesley Stahl reports from under the city of Jerusalem from a controversial archeological dig that has become a flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Shachar Bar-On is the producer.
Lady Gaga - With her outrageous costumes and mega hit dance songs, Lady Gaga has become the world's most talked about entertainer. Anderson Cooper reports. John Hamlin is the producer.
SUNDAY, May 29, 2011"60 Minutes Presents: Honoring Our Soldiers," A Memorial Day Weekend Special
Medal of Honor - The first living soldier to earn the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War tells Lara Logan in an emotional interview just what he did to be awarded the nation's highest combat honor and how the recognition makes him uncomfortable. Sal Giunta has now possessed the medal for six months and says he is just as uncomfortable wearing it as he was to be named its recipient. Max McClellan and Jeff Newton are the producers. THIS IS A DOUBLE-LENGTH SEGMENT.
A Relentless Enemy - Lara Logan's report takes viewers to the border area between Afghanistan and Pakistan, where the unit she was covering came under heavy and regular enemy fire from fighters the U.S. military says keep coming from their sanctuary in Pakistan. Max McClellan and Jeff Newton are the producers.
SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2011, 7 and 8 p.m. ET/PTLance Armstrong (7 p.m. ET/PT) - A former teammate of perhaps the world's greatest cyclist, Lance Armstrong, says he used banned performance-enhancing substances with Armstrong to cheat in pro races, including the Tour de France, the sport's ultimate event.
For the first time, former Armstrong teammate Tyler Hamilton reveals details to Scott Pelley never heard in public before of how and when he and some of the former members of the U.S. Postal Service team led by Armstrong used banned substances, including EPO and testosterone, to gain an advantage in races that Armstrong won. Michael Radutzky and Tanya Simon are the producers. THIS IS A DOUBLE-LENGTH SEGMENT.
The FBI and The Grim Reaper (7 p.m. ET/PT) - A former FBI agent says he considered his star Mafia informant - a hit man nicknamed "The Grim Reaper" - a friend and did not investigate when this informant let him know he had killed a rival mobster. CNN's Anderson Cooper reports. Andy Court is the producer.
U.S. v. Drake (8 p.m. ET/PT) - Tom Drake, a former National Security Agency senior executive indicted last year for espionage after leaking to the media allegations that the nation's largest intelligence organization had committed fraud, waste and abuse will appear in his first television interview. Scott Pelley reports. Glenn Silber and Graham Messick are the producers.
Children in the Fields (8 p.m. ET/PT) - In agriculture, children as young as 12 are allowed to work unlimited hours outside of school.
Byron Pitts reports on the "Migrant Stream" and the families who are part of it whose children work alongside them in the fields for minimum wage.
David Schneider is the producer.
Al Sharpton (8 p.m. ET/PT) -
The former street activist has tempered his style, become friends of the president and broadened his civil rights activism to include causes like immigration and same-sex marriage. Lesley Stahl reports. Ira Rosen is the producer.
SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2011The Soldiers' Secretary - Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in his first interview since the killing of Osama bin Laden. Katie Couric also traveled with the secretary on a five-day mission to the Middle East that included a stop in Iraq. Tom Anderson is the producer.
Afghanistan's Top Spy - The former head of Afghanistan's intelligence says Pakistan has supported the Taliban for years and in 2007, he says, his information pinpointed Osama bin Laden 12 miles from where American forces killed him last week. Lara Logan reports. Max McClellan is the producer.
Sovereign Citizens - Anti-government American extremists who don't pay taxes and ignore requirements like social security cards and drivers licenses are on the rise. Called sovereign citizens, some have become violent and the FBI considers them a domestic terror threat. Byron Pitts reports. Clem Taylor is the producer.
SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2011President Obama - President Obama gives his first and only interview since the killing of Osama bin Laden to "60 Minutes." The president will reveal to Steve Kroft for the first time his thoughts as he watched and listened from the Situation Room of the White House as the commando-style raid on bin Laden's compound unfolded. Frank Devine and Michael Radutzky are the producers. ,
and SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2011Lara Logan -
In her first television interview since being sexually assaulted two months ago, the CBS News chief foreign correspondent and 60 MINUTES reporter reveals what happened to her in Tahrir Square in an interview with Scott Pelley. Robert Anderson is the producer.
Mitch Landrieu - The New Orleans mayor talks to Byron Pitts about the city he loves and his efforts to heal wounds it still suffers from corruption and Hurricane Katrina. David Schneider is the producer.
Zenyatta - With the greatest American horse race coming up next week in Kentucky, 60 MINUTES takes another look at one of the greatest American thoroughbreds
ever to grace a track - the nearly undefeated Zenyatta. Bob Simon reports.
Tom Anderson is the producer.
SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2011Mount Athos - Bob Simon steps back in time when he gets rare access to monks in ancient monasteries on a remote Greek peninsula who have lived a Spartan life of prayer in a tradition virtually unchanged for a thousand years. Cameras capture the monastic life, including chanting, prayers, rituals, and the priceless relics and icons from the Byzantine Empire stored on "The Holy Mountain," Mt. Athos. Harry Radliffe and Michael Karzis are the producers. (This is a double-length segment.)
The Billionaire - Eli Broad sets the standard for philanthropy. He's given away over $2 billion and plans on leaving even more to charity before he dies.
But along with the billionaire's name that most projects he funds must take, his advice and oftentimes his control are usually part of the deal. Morley Safer reports. Ruth Streeter is the producer.
SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2011Greg Mortenson - He's written inspiring best sellers, including "Three Cups of Tea," but are the stories all true? Steve Kroft investigates. Andy Court, Kevin Livelli and Maria Usman are the producers.
The Case of Beckett Brennan - The government recently sent out guidelines on how college judicial review boards should handle the rising incidence of campus sexual assault. Beckett Brennan says the University of the Pacific's board bungled her case, spurring her to come forward to say she was sexually assaulted by three of the school's athletes. Katie Couric reports. Graham Messick and Ashley Velie are the producers.
The Co-Founder - Lesley Stahl speaks to Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Paul Allen in his first interview about his upcoming book in which he criticizes his Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates. Shachar-Bar-On is the producer.
SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2011The Murder of Louis Allen - Steve Kroft's 18-month investigation into a 47-yr.old murder in a Mississippi town sheds light on an unsolved civil rights killing near the top of the FBI's list. Graham Messick and Sumi Aggarwal are the producers.
The Library - No one is allowed to borrow
from the Vatican Library, except the pope. And no wonder: the archive holds some of the oldest and most precious works of art and treasure known to man. Morley Safer and "60 Minutes" cameras get to see the best of the best. David Browning is the producer.
Albert Pujols -
His big bat has made the St. Louis Cardinals' slugger one of the top 10 players in baseball history. But to people with Down syndrome and the poor of his native Dominican Republic that he helps, he means a lot more than home runs and RBI. Bob Simon reports. Draggan Mihailovich is the producer.
SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2011The Next Housing Shock - As more and more Americans face mortgage foreclosure, banks' crucial ownership documents for the properties are often unclear and are sometimes even bogus - a condition that's causing lawsuits and hampering an already weak housing market. Scott Pelley reports. Robert Anderson and Daniel Ruetenik are the producers.
Gospel for Teens - Lesley Stahl spends a year following the inspirational leader of a gospel music program for teenagers in Harlem and her students as they learn to sing this original American art form and build the confidence and character it inspires. Shari Finkelstein is the producer. THIS IS A DOUBLE-LENGTH SEGMENT.SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 2011The New Tax Havens - American companies are finding new overseas tax havens to legally protect some of their profits from the U.S. tax rate of 35 percent, among the highest in the world. Lesley Stahl reports. Shachar Bar-On is the producer.
One Child At A Time - Wars can literally shatter children's lives and Elissa Montanti is on a mission to make some of them whole again through a network of volunteers. Scott Pelley follows the progress of one of them, a badly maimed Iraqi boy. Tanya Simon and Catherine Herrick are the producers.
The Sage of St. Anthony - Tiny Catholic high school St. Anthony in Jersey City, N.J., doesn't even have its own gym, but it has Coach Bob Hurley, who has taken the team - now ranked number-one in the nation - to 24 state championships. Steve Kroft reports. Peter Radovich Jr. is the producer.
SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2011Japan - Scott Pelley reports on the American team working to avert nuclear disaster in Japan after the tsunami crippled a power plant. Robert Anderson, Henry Schuster, Nicole Young and Daniel Ruetenik are the producers.
The N-word - A Southern publisher's sanitized edition of "Huckleberry Finn" that replaces the N-word with "slave" over 200 times is the focal point for a debate on the use of the controversial word in American society. Byron Pitts reports. David Schneider is the producer.
The Archbishop - In a wide-ranging interview with Morley Safer, New York's Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan discusses the sex abuse crisis in the Catholic church, his current mission and the state of the church in America. Deirdre Naphin is the producer.
SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 2011Curve Ball - Bob Simon interviews the Iraqi defector code-named "Curve Ball" - first identified by 60 MINUTES three years ago - whose false tale of a mobile, biological weapons program was the chief justification for invading Iraq. Draggan Mihailovich is the producer.
Counterfeit Drugs - 60 MINUTES' nine-month investigation of counterfeit prescription drugs reveals how the dangerous and sometimes deadly fakes get into the nation's drug pipeline. Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports. Kyra Darnton, Sam Hornblower and Michael Radutzky are the producers.
The $125,000 Question - Katie Couric reports on an experimental New York City charter school founded on the idea of hiring the best teachers by paying them $125,000, while denying them tenure. Jenny Dubin is the producer.
SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2011Hard Times Generation -
For some children, socializing and learning in school are being cruelly complicated by homelessness, as Scott Pelley reports from Florida, where school buses now stop at budget motels for children who've lost their homes. Robert Anderson, Daniel Ruetenik and Nicole Young are the producers.
Hitchens -
Steve Kroft profiles Vanity Fair columnist, author and public intellectual Christopher Hitchens, for whom nothing is off-limits when making his wry and often outrageous observations, including the cancer he is suffering from. Frank Devine is the producer.
Spy on the Ice - Bob Simon reports on the latest "spy-cam" techniques used by wildlife filmmakers to show animals - in this case, polar bears - up-close and in a way audiences have never seen them before. Produced by Michael Gavshon.
SUNDAY, FEB. 27, 201160 MINUTES presents a special hour with two stories featuring hidden cameras that capture conmen at work.
Century Snake Oil - 60 MINUTES hidden cameras expose medical conmen who prey on dying victims by using pitches that capitalize on the promise of stem cells to cure almost any disease.
Scott Pelley reports. David Gelber, Sam Hornblower and Michael Radutzky are the producers. THIS IS A DOUBLE-LENGTH SEGMENT
Stealing America's Secrets - 60 MINUTES has obtained an FBI videotape showing a Defense Department employee selling secrets to a Chinese spy that offers a rare glimpse into the secretive world of espionage and illustrates how China's spying may pose the biggest espionage threat to the U.S..
Scott Pelley reports. Henry Schuster is the producer.
SUNDAY, FEB. 20, 2011Scott Brown: Against All Odds - The Massachusetts senator describes his traumatic childhood, including revelations of sexual and physical abuse. Lesley Stahl reports. Karen Sughrue is the producer. The Spark - Bob Simon reports from Tunisia, where protests against the repressive government not only toppled its autocratic ruler, but sparked the uprising in Egypt that forced President Hosni Mubarak to resign. Draggan Mihailovich and Nathalie Sommer are the producers. The King's Speech - 60 MINUTES talks to its starring actor, Colin Firth, and reports on the historic find in an attic that helped make the "The King's Speech" an Oscar favorite. Scott Pelley reports. Ruth Streeter is the producer. SUNDAY, FEB. 13, 2011New Age Revolution - Harry Smith reports on the latest events from Egypt, including an in-depth interview with Wael Ghonim. Tom Anderson, Andy Court, Harry A. Radliffe II, Jeff Newton and Amjad Tadros are the producers. The 33 - Four months after 33 Chilean miners were rescued from a half-mile underground, where they lived in daily fear of death for over two months, psychologists say all but one of them have experienced serious mental stress. Bob Simon reports. Michael Gavshon and Drew Magratten are the producers. Lady Gaga - With her outrageous costumes and mega-hit dance songs, Lady Gaga has become the world's most talked about entertainer. Anderson Cooper reports. John Hamlin is the producer. SUNDAY, FEB. 6, 2011"60 MINUTES PRESENTS: GOTTI"A SPECIAL HOUR WITH THE FIRST EXTENDED INTERVIEW OF JOHN GOTTI, JR.John Gotti, Jr. talks to Steve Kroft in his first extended television interview about growing up with the infamous father whom he strove to please by living a life of crime, but whom he eventually betrayed by leaving that life. "60 MINUTES PRESENTS: Gotti" will be broadcast on Sunday, Feb. 6 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.The special hour includes stories about his father, the late John "Teflon Don" G being "made" a member of his father' feelings a his own daily worries about being "whacked"; and the one thing that made his legendary crime-boss father weep.SUNDAY, JAN. 30, 2011Wikileaks - Julian Assange, the controversial founder of WikiLeaks, speaks to Steve Kroft about the U.S. attempt to indict him on criminal charges and the torrent of criticism aimed at him for publishing classified documents. Howard L. Rosenberg and Tanya Simon are the producers. THIS IS A DOUBLE-LENGTH SEGMENT. In Search Of The Jaguar - 60 MINUTES went in search of the most elusive of all of nature's big cats, the jaguar, and captured amazing footage of them in the Brazilian jungle. Bob Simon reports. Tom Anderson is the producer. SUNDAY, JAN. 23, 201160 MINUTES will be pre-empted this Sunday, Jan. 23, for CBS Sports coverage of the American Football Conference Championship game between the New York Jets and the Pittsburgh Steelers. We return with an all-new show on Sunday, Jan. 30.SUNDAY, JAN. 16, 2011Editor's Note: 8 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. PTDescent Into Madness - 60 MINUTES talks to Jared Loughner's friends and classmates and to ex-Secret Service, to reconstruct the pathway to mass murder he allegedly took in Tucson - a pattern this agent who once guarded the president could write a textbook about. Scott Pelley reports. Henry Schuster, Nicole Young and Jenny Dubin are the producers. Yemen - Steve Kroft reports on the U.S.'s new partner in the war on terror, Yemen, a known al Qaeda hideout and recently the source of several explosive packages sent to America. Leslie Cockburn is the producer. The Gambler - Las Vegas sports betting legend Bill Walters has never had a losing year - a winning a streak that's made odds makers call him the "most dangerous sports bettor in Nevada." Lara Logan reports. Tom Anderson is the producer. SUNDAY, JAN. 9, 2011The Big Gamble - Lesley Stahl reports on the proliferation of gambling to 38 states and its main attraction, the slot machine, newer versions of which some scientists believe may addict their players. Ira Rosen and Joel Bach are the producers. Silver Or Lead - Byron Pitts reports on the murder of the mayor of a Mexican city, where powerful drug gangs seem to be giving authorities a choice of "silver or lead" - join us and we will pay you or don't and we'll kill you. David Schneider and Joyce Gesundheit are the producers. A Living For The Dead - Marilyn Monroe, James Dean and Elvis are dead and so is Michael Jackson. But as Steve Kroft reports, they are very much alive when it comes to earning money for their estates. Frank Devine is the producer. SUNDAY, JAN. 2, 2011Bad Medicine - Drug company whistle-blower Cheryl Eckard tells Scott Pelley about her experience trying to fix problems at a pharmaceutical factory that made her a key figure in a federal lawsuit and a multimillionaire. Denise Schrier Cetta is the producer. Wynton - Jazz missionary Wynton Marsalis shares his love of America's most distinctive art form by taking his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra around the world. Morley Safer tags along as Marsalis and his musicians make the scene in London and then go to Havana for a spicy Afro-Cuban musical treat. David Browning and Diane Beasley are the producers. THIS IS A DOUBLE-LENGTH SEGMENT.
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