Andy Rooney

Andrew Aitken "Andy" Rooney (January 14, 1919 – November 4, 2011) was an American radio and television writer. His "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney" was a part of the CBS News program 60 Minutes from 1978 to 2011. His final regular appearance on 60 Minutes aired October 2, 2011. He died one month later, on November 4, 2011, at age 92.

He started as a reporter covering World War II in Europe. Rooney joined CBS in 1949, as a writer for Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, when Godfrey was very popular on radio and TV. He also wrote for The Garry Moore Show.

Rooney was an atheist.Andy Rooney was an outspoken atheist

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 CBS Biography
 Archive  of previous "A Few Minutes ..." segments
 Andy Rooney Podcast  among other CBS podcasts
 Snopes.com on Rooney E-Mail Snopes.com's article on false e-mail claims
 Andy Rooney Interview at Archive of American Television
 Some of Andy Rooney's Best Observations and Opinions

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