Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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■ The ticking clock for the longest-tenured reporter at 60 Minutes is about to go silent. CBS says Steve Kroft, 73, will retire from the newsmagazine at today’s season finale. It will cap his 30th season and Kroft will discuss his plans to step down on the air. Kroft came to 60 Minutes in 1989. He covered a wide range of topics, from Pakistan’s instability to President Barack Obama and the 2008 recession.
60 Minutes will celebrate his career as a journalist with a special tribute broadcast this September. In a statement, executive producer Bill Owens credited Kroft’s “sharp eye for detail, rich writing and demanding journalism” for setting the bar at 60 Minutes.
■ A man assaulted actor Arnold Schwarzenegger during a public appearance Saturday in South Africa, but the 71-year-old appeared to quickly recover. Video shows the former California governor standing and filming children at a sporting event in Johannesburg when a man makes a flying kick into his back. Schwarzenegger stumbles forward. The man is quickly grabbed by security officers. Schwarzenegger later posted on Twitter: “Thanks for your concerns, but there is nothing to worry about. I thought I was just jostled by the crowd, which happens a lot. I only realized I was kicked when I saw the video like all of you. I’m just glad the idiot didn’t interrupt my Snapchat.” He had been attending his Arnold Classic Africa event, which features dozens of sports and fitness activities. In a separate Twitter post, the event blamed a “crazed fan” for the assault. The statement cited organizer Wayne Price as saying the assailant was “known to the police for orchestrating similar incidents in the past” and that Schwarzenegger was “fine and still in good spirits.” The actor confirmed he had no intention of filing charges and would continue with another appearance today as planned, the statement said.
■ Actor Matthew McConaughey has finally received his high school diploma, more than 30 years after graduating. McConaughey was given his original diploma Friday night when he returned to his Texas alma mater to address the class of 2019. A Longview High School spokesman told the Longview News-Journal that graduates normally receive diploma holders during commencement ceremonies and that the actual diplomas must be picked up later. She said McConaughey never got his. The 49-yearold graduated from Longview in 1988. He responded to receiving his diploma with one word: “proof.” He told the new graduates that he’d succeeded because he followed his heart, and that they should guard and follow theirs.