Ross Douthat Joins ‘60 Minutes’ as CBS Races to Rebuild the Show
Nick Bilton says the hires are part of a broader overhaul as 60 Minutes seeks specialists and stronger storytelling.
- On Tuesday, executive producer Nick Bilton announced that New York Times opinion columnist Ross Douthat, author Sebastian Junger, filmmaker Gianna Toboni, and journalist Trevor Phillips will join '60 Minutes' as correspondents or contributors.
- These appointments follow a tumultuous spring at CBS News, where Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss oversaw the ouster of executive producer Tanya Simon and correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi, Cecilia Vega, and Scott Pelley amid internal friction.
- Douthat joins as a full-time correspondent, while Junger, Toboni, and Phillips will serve as contributors; Norah O'Donnell expands her role to become a full-fledged correspondent for the broadcast.
- Bilton described the new hires as 'entrepreneurial journalists who understand how to reach modern audiences,' aiming to modernize the program without compromising the values that defined the newsmagazine for nearly six decades.
- The program is currently on its summer hiatus, with the new team set to debut when the show's 59th season premieres on September 13, 2026, facing high stakes to prove its journalistic mettle.
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CBS' '60 minutes' announces new slate of correspondents for upcoming 59th season
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