Steve Kroft

Steve Kroft gives audiences a “no-holds-barred” exploration of his experiences around the globe and the insight he’s gained while meeting some of the world’s most influential people. From surviving a plane crash to covering wars in five continents, Kroft’s experience as a reporter will leave a thought-provoking and profound impact. He also offers an inside look at how news is reported and the effects it has on today’s society.

Fifty years in journalism and 30 seasons later, Kroft ends a chapter in his distinguished career, retiring from "60 Minutes" as the show’s longest-tenured correspondent on the most-watched news program on television. Kroft delivered his first report in the Fall of 1989. He received the Silurians Lifetime Achievement Award.

In 2008, he landed what was arguably the most significant interview of the year: the first post-election sit-down with Barack and Michelle Obama. It was broadcast on "60 Minutes" November 16 to over 25 million viewers, the largest primetime television audience of the season to that point.

Kroft’s "60 Minutes" story on insider trading in the U.S. Congress in late 2011 drove the passage of Senate and House versions of the STOCK Act (Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge) to prevent members of Congress from financial market trading based on nonpublic information learned in the course of their congressional work. He also reported two of the biggest news stories of 2011, getting the only interview with President Barack Obama on the killing of Osama bin Laden and revealing that author and humanitarian Greg Mortenson lied in his best-selling book, "Three Cups of Tea."