RIP Bob Simon

Longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Bob Simon, who covered riots, Academy Award-nominated movies and wars and was held captive for more than a month in Iraq two decades ago, died in a car crash on Wednesday. He was 73.

Simon was among a handful of elite journalists to cover most major overseas conflicts and news stories since the late 1960s. He covered stories including the Vietnam War and the Oscar-nominated movie "Selma" in a career spanning five decades.

 

He had been contributing to "60 Minutes" on a regular basis since 1996. He also was a correspondent for "60 Minutes II."