Archives: 2018

“Doonesbury” cartoonist Garry Trudeau

In a first for “Sunday Morning,” host Jane Pauley interviews her husband, the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Garry Trudeau, whose comic strip he started at Yale University in the 1960s, “Bull Tales,” evolved into one of the most influential and enduring chronicles of the counterculture. Now 70, Trudeau talks about his Pulitzer Prize-winning strip, and the effect his memorable characters’ journey…

A very personal “thank you for your service”

John Metzler says a letter he received on the battlefield on Christmas Day 1970 from a sixth-grade girl helped him get through the Vietnam War. It was a simple note, with a simple message: “Thank you.” Today, Metzler prizes the letter and its sentiment, and always wondered what happened to the little girl who wrote it. Steve Hartman was there…

Calendar: Week of December 3

From Grammy Award nominations to the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, “Sunday Morning” takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead. Jane Pauley reports. Categories: National, US & World News

Seniors star in a remake of “Annie Hall”

Intrigued by the change that came over his aging grandmother with early onset Alzhiemer’s when she watched an old movie, millennial filmmaker Matt Starr came up with a novel idea: ask seniors to act in a remake of a film. The movie they chose to remake? Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall,” a comedy about sex, death and memory. Star and partner…

Nature: Florida Everglades

We leave you this Sunday Morning at Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Florida, home to flowers, turtles, and the occasional gator. Videographer: Charles Schultz Categories: National, US & World News

President George H.W. Bush: Remembering 41

Rita Braver looks back at the life and career of President George Herbert Walker Bush, who spent most of his life in service to his country, and who is remembered for his sense of honor, decency and fair play. In addition to reviewing highlights from his years as a World War II Navy pilot, businessman, Congressman, diplomat, Vice President and…

Deconstructing My Religion

The show looks at what happens when people have doubts about the faith tradition in which they were raised, and how the sharing of personal stories can be a means to heal from spiritual trauma. Categories: National, US & World News

Tupelo Family Remembers President George H.W. Bush

TUPELO, Miss.(WCBI) – As the nation mourns the passing of President George H.W. Bush, a Tupelo family remembers him in a special way. Businessman Scott Reed says the 41st president came to Tupelo in 1987 to campaign for his father, Jack Reed Sr., as he ran for governor of Mississippi. Reed says the then vice-president thought his dad had a good…

#1 Alabama Shows Up Georgia to Claim SEC Championship

ATLANTA, GA. (Alabama Athletics) — Down by 14 point at different points in the second and third quarter, the No. 1 Alabama football team stormed back to a 35-28 win over No. 4 Georgia in the 2018 Southeastern Conference Championship Game Saturday in Atlanta, Ga. Subbing for sophomore quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who was sidelined early in the fourth quarter with…

12/1: CBS Evening News

Houston residents remember former President George H.W. Bush; Crews asses damage of 7-magnitude earthquake in Alaska. Categories: National, US & World News