By The Associated Press FRAZIER MOORE (AP Television Writer)
Quick Read Andy Rooney considers himself lucky as he ends weekly '60 Minutes' run after 33 years
Photo credit: AP | In this Aug. 23, 2011 image taken from video and provided by CBS, Andy Rooney tapes his last regular appearance on “ 60 Minutes ” in New York. Rooney, 92, who delivered regular essays on the broadcast since 1978, will have his last spot aired on the Oct. 2, “60 Minutes” broadcast. Rooney will also sit for an interview by "60 Minutes” correspondent Morley Safer . (AP Photo/CBS) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALES; NO ARCHIVE; NORTH AMERICAN USE ONLY
(AP) -- Andy Rooney insisted he's not retiring. He's a writer, and a writer never stops being a writer.
Even so, he delivered his final weekly essay on "60 Minutes" Sunday night, his last in his 33 years with the newsmagazine. It was a moment, he said he has dreaded.
"I wish I could do this forever. I can't, though," he said.
CBS News announced last week that the 92-year-old Rooney...
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