Andy Rooney Tribute to Air on '60 Minutes'

an hour introduced early Saturday that it'll air a unique tribute to longtime contributor Andy Rooney, who died in NY at age 92, in the finish of the week's edition.our editor recommendsAndy Rooney Dies at 92Andy Rooney: 10 Curmudgeonly Tweets From Web ImitatorsAndy Rooney Signs Off: What Audiences Say (Video)Andy Rooney Signs Off '60 Minutes' for Before: 'This Is really a Moment I've Dreaded' an hour' Morley Safer will lead the segment, that will air in the finish of Sunday's telecast at 7 p.m. on CBS. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Notable Deaths "It's an unfortunate trip to an hour as well as for everyone at CBS News," stated Shaun Fager, chairman of CBS News and also the executive producer of an hour. "It's tough to imagine not getting Andy around. He loved his existence and that he resided it by himself terms. We'll miss him greatly." For 33 years, Rooney wryly said on existence's irritations and the reviews, "A Couple of Minutes With Andy Rooney," grew to become a normal feature on an hour in 1978. VIDEO: Andy Rooney: 5 Memorable Rants On March. 2, Rooney shipped his 1,097th and final essay entitled "My Lucky Existence" around the CBS news program. "If only I possibly could do that forever. I'm able to't, though," he stated. Rooney's final report increased the rankings for an hour, this program drawing its biggest October audience in 4 years. The episode attracted 17.a million total audiences. Related Subjects an hour Andy Rooney