Birthplace: Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
biography
One of the most respected – and feared – names in television journalism, Mike Wallace was an investigative reporter who subjected some of the most prominent names in politics and world news to his particular brand of intense and abrasive interviews. A radio announcer and occasional actor, Wallace began to hone his unique style on television in the late 1950s, quickly making a name for himself as a powerful and uncompromising interviewer whose questions frequently left his guests frazzled and dismayed – a condition later termed “Mike fright.” His greatest showcase was the primetime CBS news
