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Ticking Clock: Behind the Scenes at 60 Minutes

Ticking Clock: Behind the Scenes at 60 Minutes

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  • Author：Ira Rosen
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Summary

In Ticking Clock， two-time Peabody Award-winning writer and producer Ira Rosen reveals the intimate， untold stories of his decades at America’s most iconic news show。 It’s a 60 Minutes story on 60 Minutes itself。

When producer Ira Rosen walked into the 60 Minutes offices in June 1980， he knew he was about to enter television history。 His career catapulted him to the heights of TV journalism， breaking some of the most important stories in TV news。 But behind the scenes was a war room of clashing producers， anchors， and the most formidable 60 Minutes figure: legendary correspondent Mike Wallace。

Based on decades of access and experience， Ira Rosen takes readers behind closed doors to offer an incisive look at the show that invented TV investigative journalism。 With surprising humor， charm， and an eye for colorful detail， Rosen delivers an authoritative account of the unforgettable personalities that battled for prestige， credit， and the desire to scoop everyone else in the game。 As Mike Wallace’s top producer， Rosen reveals the interview secrets that made Wallace’s work legendary， and the flaring temper that made him infamous。 Later， as senior producer of ABC News Primetime Live and 20/20， Rosen exposes the competitive environment among famous colleagues like Diane Sawyer and Barbara Walters， and the power plays between correspondents Chris Wallace， Anderson Cooper， and Chris Cuomo。

A master class in how TV news is made， Rosen shows readers how 60 Minutes puts together a story when sources are explosive， unreliable， and even dangerous。 From unearthing shocking revelations from inside the Trump White House， to an outrageous proposition from Ghislaine Maxwell， to interviewing gangsters Joe Bonanno and John Gotti Jr。， Ira Rosen was behind the scenes of 60 Minutes' most sensational stories。

Highly entertaining， dishy， and unforgettable， Ticking Clock is a never-before-told account of the most successful news show in American history。

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Reviews

Susan ，

I didn't love this one and realized that I honestly cannot stand reading about politics which is probably why I couldn't get even 1/8th of the way through Barack Obama's last book。 So I skimmed over all the chapters about IranContra and any DC shenanigans and mostly read how he trashed virtually all of his former coworkers。 I think he kind of liked Diane Sawyer。 But maybe not。 I didn't love this one and realized that I honestly cannot stand reading about politics which is probably why I couldn't get even 1/8th of the way through Barack Obama's last book。 So I skimmed over all the chapters about IranContra and any DC shenanigans and mostly read how he trashed virtually all of his former coworkers。 I think he kind of liked Diane Sawyer。 But maybe not。 。。。more

Carol Scharfenberg ，

I loved this book about a show that I grew up watching and continue watching to this day。 The behind-the-scenes look at how a show gets put together and all the real personalities of the correspondents you only knew before by watching on the screen。 Also lots of insider information on subjects the author investigated such as the opioid crisis， insider trading， politicians， celebrities， etc。

Laurie ，

Pretty good insider book。 Disappointing to hear how slimy many of his coworkers and interviewees were

Debra Belmudes ，

What an interesting book。 It revealed a very ugly side to the industry that would shock the public if they knew。 I'm afraid many of my idols have very heavy feet of clay。 What an interesting book。 It revealed a very ugly side to the industry that would shock the public if they knew。 I'm afraid many of my idols have very heavy feet of clay。 。。。more

Ellen Loulou ，

Will never watch 60 minutes the same way again。

Kathryn C ，

Well done memoir with just enough gossip to keep it interesting。

Scott Waun ，

Great anecdotes， but feels a little slimy waiting till a lot of the main players are dead to tell their tales。 Strikes me as typical of the sleezeballs of the era though。

Brian Perlis ，

Not a bad read about the inside life of a producer at 60 Minutes。 Having grown up watching this every Sunday night， I enjoyed it。

Emily Kennard ，

Well damn。

Alison ，

By my unofficial count， Lesley Stahl is the only person in news he had nothing bad to say something about。 Fascinating look at the business of news， esp 60 Minutes and CBS but also some of the news subjects - especially Presidents and hopefuls。

Marcia ，

As a former CBS news employee， I enjoyed all the stories about the stories and personalities of 60 Minutes。

Jerry ，

Some insights into the popular CBS news magazine， especially Mike Wallace for whom Rosen produced。

Anne ，

Loved this book！ Wonderful stories and great behind the scenes look at how the stories come together。 He doesn’t spare too many people either。 Juicy。

Regan ，

Rosen is a good writer -- but you have to expect that given his history and career。 He writes in an engaging style that draws you in and at times makes you feel as if you are there with him and whoever he is talking about。 In many ways the book is two different stories in one。 There is Rosen's autobiography which takes readers from his start on 60 Minutes and then it is a biography of Mike Wallace。 I met Mr。 Wallace back in the early 1980s when he came to interview the attorneys I worked for at Rosen is a good writer -- but you have to expect that given his history and career。 He writes in an engaging style that draws you in and at times makes you feel as if you are there with him and whoever he is talking about。 In many ways the book is two different stories in one。 There is Rosen's autobiography which takes readers from his start on 60 Minutes and then it is a biography of Mike Wallace。 I met Mr。 Wallace back in the early 1980s when he came to interview the attorneys I worked for at Littler， Mendelson。 At that time the firm was a labor law firm representing employers。 But at that time they took on the case of three employees who were suing I Magnin for age discrimination and we won and won big。 Wallace came out to interview the attorneys and took a moment to say hello to me。 Nothing untoward occurred。 He was pleasant enough and went on to do the interview。 Rosen's career was a storied one and while he has retired from 60 Minutes， given his interests and drive， even if taking a little slower pace I can see him embarking on another， equally fascinating career。 。。。more

Mary Delgizzi ，

Real insight thanks Ira

Mary Keen ，

SO INTERESTING！ Have watched many years of 60 Minutes， but discovered not at the beginning。 Still a wonderful show most Sundays IMOOverdrive @ 1。25

Pam ，

That was interesting。。 if you didn't think about it too much！ If I do think about it it is not the book itself that settles。。。 but the sorry， sad world。 Sigh。 That being said， I would love to be a friend of Ira Rosen's。。。 isn't HE an interesting guy！ That was interesting。。 if you didn't think about it too much！ If I do think about it it is not the book itself that settles。。。 but the sorry， sad world。 Sigh。 That being said， I would love to be a friend of Ira Rosen's。。。 isn't HE an interesting guy！ 。。。more

Susanne Gulde ，

The beginning of this book was interesting， but I thought it turned snarky before mid-way。Too much information about some people， language and actions on their part， or the author's personal opinion about them。 The beginning of this book was interesting， but I thought it turned snarky before mid-way。Too much information about some people， language and actions on their part， or the author's personal opinion about them。 。。。more

Shirlee Sloyer ，

Ira Rosen’s Ticking Clock is an honest telling of what it was like to be a producer behind some famous 60 Minutes shows。 The facade we see as we watch these skilled， slick interviewers on our TV screen is not the only story。 There’s more， much more about personal lives and what it takes to get the good。 juicy revelations for us to keep our sets tuned to CBS。

Jim Mackell ，

You will have to search long and hard to find ANY positive comments about anyone Rosen ever met。 But a magnificent piece of gossip covering his entire career。 All the dirt on all the big names。

Susan Kosel ，

In a way this book us a history of all of our lives。 The important stories of the past 50 years were done by 60 minutes。 Great read。

Peggie ，

This book started great - investigative stories that won awards。 But it deteriorated into subjects I didn’t care about - Trump， the Clintons， the Kardashians。 Plus all the “revelations “ about harassment - I didn’t think my opinion of these people could go lower， but it did。

Eadie ，

Ticking Clock is an account of the most successful news show in American history， 60 minutes。 Ira Rosen reveals the interview secrets that made Mike Wallace’s work legendary。 Rosen exposes the competitive environment among famous colleagues like Diane Sawyer and Barbara Walters， and the power plays between correspondents Chris Wallace， Anderson Cooper， and Chris Cuomo。 I enjoyed this book as I used to watch these news commentators all the time and it was interesting to learn about what went on b Ticking Clock is an account of the most successful news show in American history， 60 minutes。 Ira Rosen reveals the interview secrets that made Mike Wallace’s work legendary。 Rosen exposes the competitive environment among famous colleagues like Diane Sawyer and Barbara Walters， and the power plays between correspondents Chris Wallace， Anderson Cooper， and Chris Cuomo。 I enjoyed this book as I used to watch these news commentators all the time and it was interesting to learn about what went on behind the scenes。 。。。more

Elbrackeen Brackeen ，

So much "gossip" I cant even start。 As a kid who grew up watching 60 minutes it was tough to hear some of these stories。 But in post metoo I am not surprised at any of it。 So much "gossip" I cant even start。 As a kid who grew up watching 60 minutes it was tough to hear some of these stories。 But in post metoo I am not surprised at any of it。 。。。more

Patricia ，

Interesting behind the scenes look at 60 Minute stories and a producer's function。 The distracting juvenile remarks about his associates were redundant 。 - Just present the facts; usually the reader can see the various personality foibles when the facts are well presented。 No need to turn the knife。 Interesting behind the scenes look at 60 Minute stories and a producer's function。 The distracting juvenile remarks about his associates were redundant 。 - Just present the facts; usually the reader can see the various personality foibles when the facts are well presented。 No need to turn the knife。 。。。more

Claudia ，

Interesting

Mike L ，

Good book， learned a lot about many of the 60 Minutes correspondents。

WM D。 ，

The ticking clock was a awesome book。 It took you behind the scenes of 60 minutes。 I learned a lot about the people on the show 。 An must read for anyone who likes nonfiction

Stephanie ，

This was a very well written， fascinating tale of high- and lowlights that comprised the television production career of Ira Rosen。 Most of his time was spent at 60 Minutes， although he did a stint at ABC with Prime Time。 I admire Rosen's straight talk about the people with whom he worked--he pulls no punches and calls it just the way he sees it。 Rosen seems to take his role as a truth teller seriously， and I admire his devotion to that role。 Although he does not say outright that the seemingly This was a very well written， fascinating tale of high- and lowlights that comprised the television production career of Ira Rosen。 Most of his time was spent at 60 Minutes， although he did a stint at ABC with Prime Time。 I admire Rosen's straight talk about the people with whom he worked--he pulls no punches and calls it just the way he sees it。 Rosen seems to take his role as a truth teller seriously， and I admire his devotion to that role。 Although he does not say outright that the seemingly shoddy ethics of CBS Corporate， the Washington Post and The New Yorker in handling sexual harassment and opioid epidemic issues hastened his desire to retire， it strikes me as more than a coincidence that his decision to do so happened right on the heels of those events。 A nit picky but important note to those of us who care about quality: I encountered two egregious editing mistakes that shocked me and diminished my admiration for those who edited and published this book。 Perhaps these were only found in the Kindle edition that I read--I certainly hope so。 One error was the statement about Trump that "With all the legal scrutiny he and the paper were under， he was worried that the Bezos story would be looked at as a hit piece ordered by publisher David Pecker because of Bezos’s friendship with the president。" The other was a printing error， with one incomplete sentence introducing another sentence that said essentially the same thing。 I look forward to learning that these errors have been corrected！ 。。。more

Kayla Minter ，

This was interesting， even to someone who has only seen a few episodes of 60 minutes。 I enjoyed the behind the scenes look at how correspondents， producers， and editors interact。 No big surprised but a lot of people in front of the cameras are not the nicest people on the job。

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