Mr. Howard , who worked at CBS News for 23 years in a variety of roles , including deputy to Don Hewitt , the creator of '' 60 Minutes , '' will be CNBC 's vice president for specials and long-form programming , said Mark Hoffman , president of the cable channel .
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