This past weekend, 60 Minutes producer Howard L. Rosenberg passed away after a short but intense battle with acute myeloid leukemia.
Howard, a long-serving investigative journalist, produced his first story for 60 Minutes in 1992. His colleagues remember him fondly for his enthusiasm and zest for life, but also for the ever-increasing number of references dangling around his neck and the number of devices buzzing in his many pockets.
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Howard produced or co-produced over 40 stories for 60 Minutes during his time in broadcasting. Check out some of his memorable work below.
2011: The Man Behind WikiLeaks
In January 2011, Steve Kroft interviewed Julian Assange, the controversial founder of WikiLeaks who shocked the world when he began publishing government secrets online.
2014: Public enemy number 1
In October 2014, Bill Whitaker reported on the pursuit and capture of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel and the world’s most wanted man.
2016: El Chapo
Bill Whitaker reported on the recapture of drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman after he escaped from a Mexican prison through a tunnel.
2016: 28 pages
In April 2016, Steve Kroft reported on the secret “28 pages” of a 2003 congressional report on the intelligence community’s preparation for and response to the September 11 attacks.
2018: Senator Gillibrand
In February 2018, Sharyn Alfonsi created a portrait of Kirsten Gillibrand, New York’s junior senator.
2018: The Theranos Deception
In 2018, Norah O’Donnell reported on Elizabeth Holmes’ biotech startup Theranos, which had a blood testing device that wasn’t working as well as promised.
2016: 60 Minutes of Overtime: Hacking Your Phone
In April 2016, 60 Minutes aired the story “Hacking Your Phone.” The report detailed how cell phones and the networks that transmit their signals could be vulnerable to hackers. Professional hackers, some of whom acted as security consultants by day, demonstrated how they hacked into Sharyn Alfonsi’s phone by exploiting a flaw in the global cellular network called Signaling System Seven (SS7). That week, 60 Minutes Overtime continued to investigate how strangers could hack a phone in your pocket, with an interview with Howard Rosenberg.
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