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Nick Bilton said he had consulted with the program’s remaining correspondents: Lesley Stahl, Jon Wertheim and Bill Whitaker. All three were deliberating whether to stay with the show, two people said.
Newly installed 60 Minutes executive producer Nick Bilton appears to be trying to win over the show’s three remaining stars after a mass purge of veteran correspondents. Bilton, who was hired by CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss,
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60 Minutes vet calls firings 'journalistic interference,' shares why new boss will have 'problems'
No love lost from this 30-year veteran.
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.
Longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley confronted his new boss over the ouster of his executive producer and other colleagues in a fiery meeting Monday morning. Pelley, who has been with 60 Minutes since 2004,
"60 Minutes" is on the clock — in more ways than its new leader might realize. When Bari Weiss, CBS News' editor in chief, named Nick Bilton last week to lead the venerable newsmagazine into its 59th season,
Nick Bilton was greeted with open hostility from high-profile correspondent Scott Pelley, according to people at the gathering.