Avram Westin (July 29, 1929 – March 12, 2022) was an American television producer. Westin began his career as a copy boy at CBS Radio News in 1947. He moved to CBS Television News in 1953,[1] where he went on to co-create the CBS Morning News with Mike Wallace. He then went to ABC where he produced World News Tonight and then 20/20.[2] Westin died on March 12, 2022, at the age of 92.[3]
References
edit- ^ Westin, Av (1982). Newswatch - How TV Decides the News. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster. p. 31. ISBN 0-671-42179-4.
- ^ "Av Westin". Television Academy Interviews. October 23, 2017.
- ^ Sandomir, Richard (March 18, 2022). "Av Westin, Newsman Behind ABC's '20/20,' Dies at 92". The New York Times.
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