Statement by National Press Club President Theresa Werner on the Passing of Mike Wallace

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Apr 08, 2012, 09:58 ET

WASHINGTON, April 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following statement was issued today by National Press Club President Theresa Werner on the passing of CBS Newsman Mike Wallace,

"Mike Wallace was an original journalist with a unique and effective style. His trademark interviews bursting into offices with cameras rolling brought journalism to a place it had never been before. Mike Wallace made 60 Minutes what it is today – a program unmatched in the field. He showed us all the way to work a story. He will be missed."

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