Andy Rooney health ‘serious’ after surgery scare

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CBS’ Andy Rooney — who announced his retirement from his regular commentator role on ’60 Minutes’ last month — is ailing following surgery, the network said Tuesday.

‘Andy Rooney underwent minor surgery last week and suffered serious complications,’ CBS News wrote in a statement. ‘For that reason, he remains in the hospital, but his condition is stable.’

At his retirement, Rooney was at 92 among the oldest persons still working on-air in television. (NBC’s Don Pardo still does some announcing for ‘Saturday Night Live’ at age 93.)

Rooney joined ’60 Minutes’ in 1978.

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