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Morley Safer died at 84, after retiring last week. | Getty Longtime CBS News correspondent Morley Safer dies at 84

Morley Safer, a legendary television correspondent who retired from CBS News last week, has died at the age of 84, the network announced Thursday.

The CBS newsmagazine “60 Minutes,” which was his TV home since 1970, honored him with a special broadcast this past Sunday, which he watched from his home, according to CBS. He worked at CBS News for more than 50 years.

In a statement, CBS News said that "Safer was in declining health when he announced his retirement last week."

CBS broke the news just after noon Thursday on its CBSN streaming service. No cause of death was given.

“Morley was one of the most important journalists in any medium, ever,” said CBS Chairman and CEO, Leslie Moonves in a statement. “He broke ground in war reporting and made a name that will forever be synonymous with '60 Minutes.' He was also a gentleman, a scholar, a great raconteur - all of those things and much more to generations of colleagues, his legion of friends, and his family, to whom all of us at CBS offer our sincerest condolences over the loss of one of CBS’ and journalism’s greatest treasures.”

“This is a very sad day for all of us at 60 Minutes and CBS News. Morley was a fixture, one of our pillars, and an inspiration in many ways. He was a master storyteller, a gentleman and a wonderful friend. We will miss him very much,” said Jeff Fager, the executive producer of '60 Minutes,' who was also Safer’s close friend and one-time producer on the program.