Morley Safer, who retired from CBS News just days ago, has died at age 84 after a 61-year career in journalism.
CBS News, which announced his retirement last week, confirmed his death on Thursday but did not give a specific cause.
The Canadian-American was a correspondent on the programme 60 Minutes for 46 years, joining in 1970.
The programme recently ran a tribute for him and said he had the longest-ever run on US prime-time television.
He was known for claiming "there is no such thing as the common man", and if there were, "there would be no need for journalists".
During his career, he reported on a broad range of topics, including war, cyberspace, social injustices and art.
Jeff Fager, executive producer for 60 Minutes, tweeted that Safer was a "masterful storyteller, an inspiration to many of us and a wonderful friend" who "never carried himself as if he was important - he was a reporter".
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