Mike Wallace of ’60 Minutes’ Passes at 93

Mike Wallace, the legendary CBS News broadcaster, interviewer and "60 Minutes" icon, has died. He was 93.

Wallace, whose "probing, brazen style made his name synonymous with the tough interview -- a style he practically invented for television more than half a century ago" died "peacefully" on Saturday night, surrounded by family in New Canaan, Conn., CBS said.

"It is with tremendous sadness that we mark the passing of Mike Wallace," Les Moonves, CBS Corp. president and CEO, said in a statement. "His extraordinary contribution as a broadcaster is immeasurable and he has been a force within the television industry throughout its existence. His loss will be felt by all of us at CBS."

And in a recent interview with the Times, his son, Fox News' Chris Wallace, said his father's health had deteriorated.