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Bill Whitaker
Verified
Correspondent, 60 Minutes
New York
Beats
politics public safety crimegeneral assignment
Blockchain. Anything not tech.
Content
Bourbon barrels enjoy second and third lives around the world, where they're used to age other spirits
By Bill Whitaker Verified| CBS News Verified The booming, bourbon-driven barrel business If someone asked you to name a product that was first made 2,000 years ago, still looks and works as it always has, and still plays a vital role in global commerce, would you be stumped? It turns out, the answer is the simple wooden barrel. Almost always made of oak, barrels have a long and fascinating history. First built and used by the Celts and Romans, they have held nearly every commodity over the centuries.
Voice of America shutdown puts U.S. at risk of losing information war, Republican congresswoman warns
By Bill Whitaker Verified| Our Community Now@ Republican Congresswoman Young Kim of California has challenged a recent executive order by President Trump that sought to dismantle the federal agency that oversees U.S. taxpayer-funded media outlets. The broadcasters — like Voice of America , Radio Free Asia, and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty — have for decades served to project American values around the world while sharing fact-based news in a variety of languages.
Bourbon barrels enjoy second and third lives around the world, where they're used to age other spirits
By Bill Whitaker Verified| CBS News Verified The booming, bourbon-driven barrel business If someone asked you to name a product that was first made 2,000 years ago, still looks and works as it always has, and still plays a vital role in global commerce, would you be stumped? It turns out, the answer is the simple wooden barrel. Almost always made of oak, barrels have a long and fascinating history. First built and used by the Celts and Romans, they have held nearly every commodity over the centuries.
Company Info
60 Minutes
CBS News is a leading American broadcast journalism organization and a division of CBS, established on September 18, 1927. Headquartered at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City, it has played a significant role in television and radio news for nearly a century. CBS News began as a radio service and expanded into television, becoming known for its live coverage and national news reporting. The organization offers a variety of television news programming, including the flagship *CBS Evening News*, which has featured prominent anchors like Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather. It also produced notable series such as *United Nations In Action*, which provided live coverage of UN proceedings, and *Douglas Edwards with the News*, the first nightly newscast broadcast coast-to-coast. CBS News has maintained a strong presence in radio journalism and has created documentary content through CBS News Productions. Under the leadership of President Wendy McMahon, CBS News continues to innovate while upholding its legacy in journalism.
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