Bari Weiss Shakes Up 60 Minutes With Firings and New Leader
Bari Weiss says the overhaul is meant to rebuild trust and modernize the program as viewers rose 9% last season, CBS said.
- On Tuesday, CBS News fired longtime 60 Minutes anchor Scott Pelley following a heated staff meeting where he confronted executive producer Nick Bilton over the program's direction and leadership changes.
- CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss overhauled 60 Minutes staffing, replacing veteran executive producer Tanya Simon with Bilton and dismissing correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega as part of a broader restructuring.
- During Monday's staff meeting, Pelley openly accused Weiss of "murdering" 60 Minutes and questioned Bilton's broadcast news experience, citing concerns about editorial independence and pressure to insert bias into stories.
- Weiss defended the firing Wednesday, citing a loss of "trust and mutual respect," while staff members express uncertainty about the futures of remaining correspondents Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker, and Jon Wertheim.
- Industry analysts warn the overhaul destabilizes one of television's last major appointment programs, with reports suggesting advertiser flight risks as the show prepares for its 59th season premiere in September.
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