Scott Pelley, CBS News and 60 Minutes
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Longtime correspondent Scott Pelley was fired from the gold-standard program on Tuesday, in the latest sign of chaos at the iconic show.
“Yeah, the story gets more bizarre because today, CBS announced they were replacing Scott Pelley with Byron Allen,” he joked. Byron Allen, the billionaire comedian who bought the timeslot that replaced Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show on CBS, attracted only 15 percent of Colbert’s viewership when he aired his shows in Colbert’s place.
With an executive producer new to TV and the need to replace four correspondents, can the venerable program retain its stature?
Nick Bilton was named the executive producer of "60 Minutes" by Bari Weiss on May 28 as several others departed the longtime show. Breaking down all the staffing changes.
Steve Kroft says '60 Minutes' is 'disatrous' under the leadership of Bari Weiss after Scott Pelley and more were let go.
After being fired on Thursday, former "60 Minutes" correspondent Cecilia Vega reveals she had been facing political pressure and censorship at work.