Robert Chandler was an American television executive who helped create and oversee the television newsmagazine 60 Minutes during his 22-year tenure at CBS News. He was born Robert Zuckerkandle in Brooklyn, New York on September 25, 1928, one of two sons of Louis and Minnie Gurin Zuckerkandle. Chandler was used by him as a pen name before he had his name legally changed. He attended the City College of New York, where he was the editor of the college newspaper and met his future wife, the former Eleanor Reiff. He graduated from CCNY in 1949 with a degree in economics. Chandler was hired by Variety as a music reporter, where he worked for several years, interrupted by service in the United States Army in Germany from 1951 to 1953, after which he covered radio and television upon his return. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer hired him in 1961 to serve as publicity director for its television division. In 1963, Chandler was hired by CBS News as its director of information services. 

September 25th, 1928 in   /  Died:   Dec 11th, 2008