stories with integrity. he worked very hard on the research. he was able to follow through. he thought of himself as someone serving the public asking questions that would help the viers better understand or resolve issues that faced his viewers. that was very important to him. it was a public service. i remember reading the forwards you didn t want to hear, mike wallace is here. that hung in his office. and it was in fact the truth. joe, former cbs news vice president joining us by phone tonight with his perspective on losing a friend and iconic newsman tonight. joe, thank you. earlier fox news chairman reacted to the news of mike wallace death. here is him on his news. sad day in television. all of us who do admire him it
and heros. i am probably a dead man already. he said recently at this moment arafat is the christ of the palestinian people. leave the shoes off and start the interview, please. they say i am difficult? unquestionably one of the great news men of our time. mike wallace is dead at the age of 93. thank you very much. joining us on the phone now a personal friend of mike wallace they also worked together for many years. former cbs news president joe tierman. thank you for being with us tonight. thank you. first a passing of a friend. it is a sad day for us personally here. we both worked at cbs news my wife and i worked with him for many, many years. it is a very sad day for cbs