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Bob Simon

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Bob Simon
Born(1941-05-29)May 29, 1941
DiedFebruary 11, 2015(2015-02-11) (aged 73)
Cause of deathCar crash
OccupationNews reporter
Years active1969–2015
Notable credit60 Minutes (1996–2015)

Bob Simon (May 29, 1941 – February 11, 2015) was an American television journalist. He was an award winning CBS News television correspondent. He was known for his appearances in 60 Minutes.

On February 11, 2015, Simon was killed in a car crash. He was a passenger in a livery cab that collided with another car and then crashed into a middle barrier of the West Side Highway in Manhattan. Simon went into cardiac arrest and was taken to St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, where he died.[1][2]

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  1. "60 Minutes' Bob Simon Dies In Car Crash".
  2. "Bob Simon, '60 Minutes' Correspondent And CBS News Veteran, Dies In West Side Highway Crash".

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