Gail Shister | Is Mike Wallace ready for a new chapter - at NBC?

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, April, 2006 | by Gail Shister

NBC wants Mike Wallace, but does Mike Wallace want NBC?

NBC News chief Steve Capus says the legendary CBS newsman can write his own ticket at 30 Rock. Wallace, in his 38th season at 60 Minutes, confirms that he and the network are talking.

"I haven't made up my mind," says Wallace, who turns 88 on May 9. "I do feel a great loyalty to CBS. I've been there for 40 years. I'm there. I've been there. I want to continue to be there.

"I've got to figure out my life."

Wallace said in March that he would step down as a regular 60 Minutes correspondent at the end of May. He joined the groundbreaking newsmagazine at its September 1968 premiere.

As correspondent emeritus, he said he'd be available "for whatever chores CBS News has in mind for me."...