PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Thursday, Dec. 8 at 6:45 p.m., Jewish Literary Voices: A Jewish Federation of the Berkshires Series in Collaboration with The Jewish Book Council welcomes two-time Peabody Award-winning writer and producer Ira Rosen.

 

His book "Ticking Clock: Behind the Scenes at 60 Minutes," is a 60 Minutes story on 60 Minutes itself from the late 1970s to the present day.

 

This free Jewish Federation of the Berkshires program will be presented via Zoom. Visit the calendar of events at jewishberkshires.org for links to programs.

 

According to a press release: For nearly 25 years, Ira Rosen has produced some of the most important, memorable, and groundbreaking stories for 60 Minutes. He has won every major award in broadcast journalism, including 24 national Emmy Awards, placing him in the top ten all-time news Emmy winners in broadcast history. His report on who is responsible for the opioid epidemic won more awards for 60 Minutes than any segment in the show's 52-year history. A former Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, Rosen was the senior producer and one of the creators of Prime Time Live at ABC, a show hosted by Diane Sawyer and Sam Donaldson.