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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.
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CBS News fires '60 Minutes' correspondents, top producer in sweeping shakeup of storied program
CBS News has fired Sharyn Alfonsi, Cecilia Vega, and top producer Tanya Simon from "60 Minutes" as new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss overhauls the program.
After being fired on Thursday, former "60 Minutes" correspondent Cecilia Vega reveals she had been facing political pressure and censorship at work.
CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss shook up the TV-news industry’s most-watched and best-regarded property Thursday, ousting the program’s two most senior executive producer, Tanya Simon and Draggan Mihailoivich,
Saying it was time for a new approach and a new chapter, CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss has replaced the executive producer of “60 Minutes."
Vega was terminated Thursday alongside fellow correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi and '60' EP Tanya Simon, with Nick Bilton set to take over the newsmagazine.
UPDATED: CBS News is replacing the executive producer of 60 Minutes, with Tanya Simon exiting and Nick Bilton named to lead its top-rated newsmagazine. “Nick is one of the most entrepreneurial journalists of our time and the perfect leader for one of the most entrepreneurial news brands of all time,
Investigative journalist and filmmaker Nick Bilton has been named executive producer of "60 Minutes."
Hold the stopwatch! The new boss at “60 Minutes” believes the venerable newsmagazine ought to be more prevalent in popular culture and the news cycle, rather than merely holding forth in its usual place on Sunday evenings on CBS.
Nick Bilton is a former New York Times columnist and has made several documentaries for Netflix, where he worked with CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.
But I very much fear what comes next for and the future of the legendary broadcast,” Vega said in a statement, per Variety.