"48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger announces his retirement, says "time flies when you're having fun"

After 38 years, correspondent Richard Schlesinger is retiring from CBS News. Schlesinger is widely regarded as one of the best writers and interviewers in the business. Throughout his career, Schlesinger contributed to every platform in the news division, but spent most of his time reporting for "48 Hours" and "CBS Sunday Morning."

"We all learned so much from Richard," says "48 Hours" executive producer Judy Tygard. "His writing was spare, beautiful and razor-sharp. His interview style was knowing exactly when and how to ask a simple question to elicit an outsized response. His reactions would amplify the point of every sound bite. With a glance, Richard could communicate a thousand words. He always treated characters and colleagues with respect. In our downtime, his observational humor made us howl with laughter." 

Schlesinger joined CBS News in 1984 as a reporter in the network's Miami bureau, where he covered stories throughout the southeastern U.S. and Latin America.  He's been a reporter for the "CBS Evening News" and occasionally anchored for the network's morning news and "CBS Weekend News."  He was witness to some of the most important world events, including the fall of the Berlin Wall, 9/11, and the war on terror.