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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.
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.
After being fired on Thursday, former "60 Minutes" correspondent Cecilia Vega reveals she had been facing political pressure and censorship at work.
Vega was terminated Thursday alongside fellow correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi and '60' EP Tanya Simon, with Nick Bilton set to take over the newsmagazine.
Nick Bilton, who has never worked in television news, replaces Tanya Simon, a 25-year veteran of TV’s marquee newsmagazine.
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."
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.
Its incoming exec producer reveals early plans (including beat correspondents) as the overhaul hits insiders like "like a ton of bricks" after being telegraphed by CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss.
60 Minutes correspondent Cecilia Vega shared a statement addressing her firing from CBS' news magazine program amid recent shake-ups at the network
CBS News declined to renew 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi’s contract after months of clashes over alleged political interference at the network. In a blistering statement after her contract