Throughout his long and illustrious reporting career, Bill Whitaker M.J. ’16 has told the stories that define our world. The “60 Minutes” correspondent has reported on everything from race and policing to prescription drug price-fixing and virus hunters working to prevent another pandemic. The 2023–24 season marks Whitaker’s 10th on the nation’s longest-running television newsmagazine. The Media, Pa., native got his start at KQED in San Francisco. He’s also worked with CBS and the Washington Post throughout his career, interviewing and profiling people such as Barbra Streisand, former first lady Michelle Obama, and current Vice President Kamala Harris. Whitaker first came to Berkeley in the late 1970s to enroll in the Berkeley journalism master’s program, returning to finish his degree in 2016. He remains active with the university, serving on the Graduate School of Journalism dean’s advisory board. In 2021, Whitaker helped launch the Dean’s Fellows Program, a leadership development...