Spikes, who was 53, died on Tuesday.
Smart, funny, hardworking, and a genius friend and mentor.
CBS 60 min and the world lost a piece of their heart.
Our love and support for the family you are in our prayers.
Spikes also played a major role in CBS News coverage of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
She also was a founding senior producer of60 Minutes Sports, which aired on Showtime.
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She won an Emmy for her work on the networks coverage of the 1997 death of Princess Diana.
Spikes was born in New York City on October 26, 1969, and lived in Westfield, NJ.
