'60 Minutes' Pays Tribute to Andy Rooney: 'America's Favorite Grouch-in-Chief' (Video)

an hour or so paid out tribute for the late Andy Rooney on Sunday evening, a couple of days following a CBS newsmagazine's former commentator died.our editor recommendsAndy Rooney Dies: What Hollywood Is SayingAndy Rooney's Final Broadcast Draws Greatest October Audience Since 2007Andy Rooney: 10 Curmudgeonly Tweets From Web Imitators'60 Minutes'' Andy Rooney Retires: What Bloggers Are SayingAndy Rooney: 'I Just Dont Sign Autographs' (Video)Related Subjects•Obituaries On Sunday, veteran correspondent Morley Safer gave a short introduction about Rooney's dying (the 92-year-old curmudgeon died Friday at 92 from serious complications that developed carrying out a minor surgery). PHOTOS: Hollywood's Notable Deaths Within the introduction, Safer mentioned Rooney "had the special gift for speaking for every guy." More youthful crowd referred to as Rooney "America's favorite grouch-in-chief." Then an hour or so reran Safer's interview with Rooney that broadcast March. 2, the episode that featured Rooney's final commentary. It absolutely was filled with clips from Rooney's essays inside the 33 years he offered as commentator round the newsmagazine. VIDEO: Andy Rooney: 5 Memorable Rants The segment, which broadcast within the finish of Sunday's 7 p.m. telecast, focused not only round the highlights of Rooney's career -- including his coverage in the Oklahoma bombing and Iraq War -- but furthermore round the lowlights, including when he was suspended in 1990 over "questionable findings" he'd made about sexuality and race. Rooney's "A few momemts With Andy Rooney" segment happen to be a fixture around the program since 1978. His final essay, titled "My Lucky Existence," marked his 1,097th commentary. PHOTOS: Faces of Broadcast and Cable News "This is often a moment I have dreaded," he told audiences. "If perhaps I really could do this forever." Rooney's final report elevated the ratings to have an hour, which came 17.millions of audiences, its greatest October audience in four years. The Connected Press brought with this report. Related Subjects Obituaries CBS an hour or so Andy Rooney