RIP Bob Simon: 5 Things to Remember About the 60 Minutes Correspondent

Bob Simon, a correspondent for 60 Minutes, was killed on Wednesday.

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Bob Simon was involved in a car crash in New York City and died as a result of the incident. He was the passenger in a hired vehicle. The driver of the vehicle lost control and slammed into another car and medium. Both drivers in the wreck didn’t suffer major injuries, reports NBC News.

Here are a few things to remeber about Bob Simon, as collected by NBC News.

  • He won 24 Emmy awards.
  • Simon received four Overseas Press Club Awards.
  • He has been granted three George Foster Peabody Awards.
  • Simon was born in 1941 in the Bronx.
  • He graduated from Brandeis University in Massachusetts as a Phi Beta Kappa member.

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