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A top CBS news anchor was reportedly fired after he claimed the editor-in-chief of the network “murdered” its primetime show.
The future of the correspondents' role had been in doubt after the ouster of EP Tanya Simon and the hiring of outsider Nick Bilton.
Three top correspondents at “60 Minutes” say they will stay with the program amid speculation about their futures as CBS News implements sweeping changes across the show and the network more broadly.
Saying “We don’t want to see ‘60 Minutes’ die,” the three remaining correspondents at the turmoil-plagued CBS News show have decided to stay – for no
Pelley was fired by CBS from his role on '60 Minutes' earlier this week following tension within the network
Maybe they will stay? The new executive producer of “60 Minutes” vowed in a memo Thursday to uphold the CBS News property’s commitment to pursue stories “without fear or favor” and to not be “instructed by the ownership of the company” on sensitive reports,
Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim told colleagues Friday that they will stay with the embattled newsmagazine for one stark reason: “We don’t want to see ‘60 Minutes’ die.”