Mike Wallace Dead at 93

CBS newsman Mike Wallace has died. He was 93.

Wallace was the first correspondent hired on '60 Minutes'.

From THR:

CBS newsman Mike Wallace, the dogged, merciless reporter and interviewer who took on politicians, celebrities and other public figures in a 60-year career highlighted by the on-air confrontations that helped make "60 Minutes" the most successful primetime television news program ever, has died. He was 93.

Wallace died Saturday night, CBS spokesman Kevin Tedesco said.