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Scott Pelley Out at CBS News After Dramatic Clash With New ’60 Minutes’ Executive Producer
And then there were three. CBS News has terminated “60 Minutes” veteran Scott Pelley after the journalist and executives felt they could not find a way to work together following a heated public argument Monday between Pelley and Nick Bilton, the former tech journalist installed last week by editorial chief Bari Weiss. Pelley is the […]
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According to Variety’s source item, Scott Pelley Out at CBS News After Dramatic Clash With New ’60 Minutes’ Executive Producer, And then there were three. CBS News has terminated “60 Minutes” veteran Scott Pelley after the journalist and executives felt they could not find a way to work together following a heated public argument Monday between Pelley and Nick Bilton, the former tech journalist installed last week by editorial chief Bari Weiss. Pelley is the […]
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- Scott Pelley Out at CBS News After Dramatic Clash With New ’60 Minutes’ Executive ProducerVariety - 2026-06-03T01:31:08+00:00
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