George Crile

George Crile III was an American journalist most closely associated with his three decades of work at CBS News.

Crile worked more than 25 years as a producer and correspondent for CBS News and would occasionally appear in pieces he reported and produced. At first, he worked for the documentary unit “CBS Reports” but in 1985, began producing for 60 Minutes. Charlie Wilson’s War, Crile’s 2003 book that spent months on the New York Times‘ best seller list, began with a 60 Minutes profile in 1988 of a Texas congressman named Charlie Wilson.

Crile died in November 2005. He was 61.