CBS SUNDAY MORNING to Present 'The Money Issue' Edition, 4/12

CBS SUNDAY MORNING WITH CHARLES OSGOOD dives into the world of money matters how we spend it, how it's designed, how people earn it and more in "The Money Issue" edition to be broadcast April 12 (9:00 AM, ET) on the CBS Television Network.

Anthony Mason anchors the special edition of CBS SUNDAY MORNING. The broadcast features Tracy Smith's profile of actor Jeremy Piven, who first made it as a money-driven, hard-driving Hollywood agent in HBO's "Entourage," and now in a role as an American retail tycoon in London.
Lee Cowan talks with David Placek, who came up with the name for the "Blackberry," among others, and who makes a living finding just the right name for new products. Martha Teichner explores what the American Dream means to a variety of people. Meanwhile, Anna Werner talks with Don Everhart, the head sculptor for the U.S. Mint, about his designs on the U.S. quarter.

Nancy Giles weighs in on the future of the penny, which has already disappeared in Canada, while Dean Reynolds looks at the Detroit-based company Shinola, which turns out high-end watches, purses, wallets and bicycles. Finally, Barry Petersen travels to Vietnam for an up-close look at floating marketplace, where for 1,000 years vendors have sold goods from boats.

Also on the broadcast, Susan Spencer reports on the popularity of activity trackers, single-serve coffee machines, and energy food bars. Vladimir Duthiers climbs aboard Donald Trump's plane for a look at luxurious private jets. And Mo Rocca talks with Michael Hallatt, a controversial entrepreneur who buys items over-the-counter at U.S.-based Trader Joe's grocery stores and sells them in Canada at his Pirate Joe's market.

CBS SUNDAY MORNING is broadcast Sundays (9:00-10:30 AM, ET) on the CBS Television Network. Rand Morrison is the executive producer.

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