CBS News Fires Scott Pelley of ‘60 Minutes’

Mr. Pelley, a longtime correspondent and former “Evening News” anchor, harshly criticized the show’s leadership in an extraordinary exchange during a staff meeting on Monday.

By Benjamin Mullin and Michael M. Grynbaum

CBS fires Scott Pelley after clash over ‘60 Minutes’

Sacking escalates bitter confrontation between newsroom and editor-in-chief Bari Weiss

60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley fired by CBS News after clash

Move comes after meeting in which Pelley said network chief Bari Weiss was ‘murdering’ news show Scott Pelley, one of the most well-known and respected journalists in broadcast journalism, has been fired by CBS News after clashing with network brass over last week’s severe round of cuts at 60 Minutes, the show he has worked on since 2004, the Guardian confirmed. While changes were long expected at 60 Minutes, CBS News management shocked staffers last week by firing the network’s executive pro...

By Jeremy Barr

US broadcaster CBS fires 60 Minutes’s Scott Pelley after clash with bosses

Veteran journalist's dismissal comes after he reportedly accused management of 'murdering' influential news programme.

Scott Pelley fired at CBS News after blowups with Bari Weiss, new '60 Minutes' producer

Scott Pelley is out at CBS News after nearly 40 years following his blowup with the network's editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and new "60 Minutes" executive producer Nick Bilton.

CBS News fires veteran journalist Scott Pelley from 60 Minutes after clash with executive producer

CBS News has confirmed that it fired veteran 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley in the wake of a publicly disclosed clash with the show's new executive producer, Nick Bilton.

60 Minutes correspondent fired after clashing with bosses over US show

CBS News has terminated the ⁠contract of 60 Minutes correspondent ⁠Scott Pelley, two sources at ⁠the network said on Tuesday, joining more than half a dozen departures in recent weeks. “Your antipathy to the future of the show has come through loud and clear. And I have heard you,” the show’s ‌executive producer, Nick Bilton, wrote in a Tuesday email to Pelley that was seen by Reuters. “I therefore write on behalf of CBS News, Inc. (“CBS”) to inform you that your employment with CBS is...

By Reuters

CBS News ends '60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley's contract after he dramatically called out Bari Weiss

Scott Pelley spent over 30 years at CBS News before his exit this week. Frazer Harrison/WireImage "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley is out after over three decades at CBS News. Pelley reportedly had harsh words for Bari Weiss during a heated staff meeting on Monday. Executive producer Nick Bilton terminated Pelley's contract, citing the journalist's "misconduct." Longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley is out of the famed news program. Pelley, who spent over 30 years at CBS N...

Scott Pelley fired after accusing CBS News boss Bari Weiss of ‘murdering’ top news show

Pelley was sent a termination letter by 60 Minutes' new executive producer, Nick Bilton

By Rachel Dobkin

Scott Pelley Fires Back After ’60 Minutes’ Ouster: ‘The Collapse of Values at The Top Has Become Untenable’

Scott Pelley said he no longer recognizes “60 Minutes” in the months following the takeover of CBS News by Paramount Skydance, and accused the executive set in charge of the news division of “incompetence and unprofessionalism” that have “wreaked havoc” for months. Pelley, in his first statement since CBS News announced his termination Tuesday evening, […]

By Brian Steinberg

Nick Bilton's scathing letter to Scott Pelley while firing him, ‘You hijacked my first meeting to disparage me…’

Nick Bilton told Scott Pelley in a letter that his “antipathy to the future of the show has come through loud and clear."

Fired Scott Pelley Slams CBS News: “Incompetence and Unprofessionalism In the New Management Have Wreaked Havoc”

The veteran '60 Minutes' correspondent was fired on Tuesday by CBS News after a stormy meeting on Monday with incoming executive producer Nick Bilton.

By Abid Rahman

Veteran '60 minutes' journalist Scott Pelley fired from program

The broadcast has seen a lot of turnover under the new management, and the dismissal comes after disputes with the current EP, Nick Bilton, and the editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, over its new direction

Scott Pelley Accuses CBS of ‘Collapse of Values’ After ’60 Minutes’ Firing

"The leadership of 60 Minutes is no longer recognizable," the long-time journalist wrote. "The principles I hold dear are gone, and so I must leave as well"

By Emily Zemler

Fired Scott Pelley Decries “Heartbreaking” Submission To Trump By CBS, Paramount: “Incompetence & Unprofessionalism In The New Management Have Wreaked Havoc”

“The leadership of 60 Minutes is no longer recognizable,” Scott Pelley said late Tuesday just hours after being fired from CBS News after almost 40 years at the network. “The principles I hold dear are gone, and so I must leave as well,” the former CBS Evening News anchor and 60 Minutes correspondent added in […]

By Dominic Patten

How the new ‘60 Minutes’ boss could change the legendary institution

Nick Bilton is a longtime journalist but hasn’t worked in television

By Justin Klawans, The Week US

CBS News Fires Scott Pelley After Conflict With New '60 Minutes' Producer

CBS News has fired veteran "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley ... just a day after a fiery clash with the show's new executive producer. Tensions escalated this week during a staff meeting, when newly appointed executive producer Nick Bilton…

By TMZ Staff

Unpacking the Drama at 60 Minutes and CBS News Under Bari Weiss

Is time running out for 60 Minutes? That's what veteran correspondent Scott Pelley fears is happening under CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss, the 68-year-old saying during a June 1 staff...

By Natalie Finn

CBS News fires Scott Pelley from 60 Minutes, sources say

CBS News has terminated the contract of "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley, two sources at the network said on Tuesday, adding to more than half a dozen departures in recent weeks.

By Abubakar Ibrahim