Andy Rooney: Andy Rooney to step down from his "60 Minutes" role

PREVIOUS, 2:49 PM: Andy Rooney, who began his run as the end-of-show commentator on 60 Minutes in 1978, will make his final regular appearance on the CBS newsmagazine this Sunday, the network said todayAndy Rooney is leaving his '60 Minutes' commentary post. Rooney, 92, will make his formal announcement on Sunday. It will be his 1097th 'A Few Minute.Rooney's complaints turned me off. His essays on mundane aspects of life, that I never otherwise thought about, bored me stiff.

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