Some of the Canadians who made major inroads on U.S. news television

Veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent Morley Safer died Thursday following a celebrated career that established him as one of the giants in U.S. broadcasting.

Friends and colleagues remembered the Canadian expat for his groundbreaking field reports, influential investigations and expert storytelling. His impact was felt on both sides of the border, and paved the way for many more Canadian journalists to follow in his footsteps.

Here’s a look at some of the other Canadians who made major inroads on U.S. news television:

Peter Jennings — The anchor and senior editor of ABC’s “World News Tonight” died in 2005 of lung cancer following a celebrated career in which he became a mainstay for millions of nightly news watchers. The Toronto-bred newsman was credited with helping to usher in an era of the superstar news anchor, which included Tom Brokaw on NBC and Dan Rather on CBS.

Robert MacNeil — The Montreal-born writer and anchor is best known for his long partnership with Jim Lehrer for PBS’s news flagship “The MacNeil/Lehrer Report,” later known as “The NewsHour.” His previous news stints included working with Reuters in London, with NBC News as a correspondent in London and Washington, and as a politics reporter for the BBC. He retired in 1995.

Kevin Newman — Before anchoring national news on CTV and Global Television, Toronto’s Newman spent seven years as an anchor and correspondent at ABC News in New York. During that time, Newman hosted and reported for “Nightline,” “World News Tonight” and “Good Morning America.”

John Roberts — This Toronto-born senior correspondent with Fox News Channel was previously seen on CNN as an anchor and national correspondent. But he’s likely still best known for the more than 14 years he spent with CBS News, where he served as chief White House correspondent, chief medical correspondent and weekend anchor of the evening and morning news.