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Former 60 Minutes executive producer Bill Owens reportedly seeks around $50 million to launch a rival, streaming, documentary-style investigative news program led by Scott Pelley; a business plan and pitch deck have circulated despite denials, but funding and platform appetite remain uncertain as talks progress.
Ex-60 Minutes stars Scott Pelley and Sharyn Alfonsi will be journalists-in-residence at Columbia University, teaching through lectures, workshops and events and contributing to the Columbia Journalism Review. Their appointments come after CBS News leadership changes, with Pelley fired for cause and Alfonsi’s contract lapsing amid tensions with Bari Weiss, and both have reportedly discussed launching a reboot of the show.
Bill Owens, the former 60 Minutes executive producer, is reportedly planning a rival news program with Scott Pelley as host, aiming to raise about $50 million for two years of content and recruit other fired 60 Minutes staffers, though funding and platform challenges persist despite denials.
Former 60 Minutes executive producer Bill Owens is reportedly trying to raise about $50 million to back a two-year, Netflix-style streaming news magazine led by Scott Pelley and other fired staffers; however, insiders doubt the plan’s viability due to high production costs and uncertain platform support, plus the need for deep salary cuts from veteran journalists.
Henry Schuster, a longtime 60 Minutes producer, announced his departure amid CBS News’ ongoing leadership upheaval that has included firings and buyouts following Bari Weiss’s leadership. The shakeup has already seen Draggan Mihailovich, Tanya Simon, Cecilia Vega and Sharyn Alfonsi dismissed, and Scott Pelley fired after criticizing Weiss. Schuster, who joined 60 Minutes in 2007, says he’s open to new projects as he leaves during this turbulent period.
Former 60 Minutes anchor Scott Pelley has signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) weeks after parting ways with CBS News, signaling a high-profile next act as he pursues opportunities beyond his four-decade CBS tenure and is now represented alongside former colleague Lesley Stahl.
Scott Pelley, the longtime 60 Minutes veteran who was fired in June after a dispute with CBS leadership, has signed with Creative Artists Agency, signaling a swift return to the industry; the agency highlighted his 51 national Emmy Awards and multiple honors as he moves forward, reportedly without severance from CBS.
Veteran CBS News anchor Scott Pelley has signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) after being fired from 60 Minutes/CBS News earlier this month following a verbal confrontation with new leadership. He joins Lesley Stahl in the CAA roster, underscoring a shift in representation for several former 60 Minutes figures, and signaling his intent to continue his television career under new management.
Veteran CBS News journalist Scott Pelley, fired from 60 Minutes in June after 37 years at CBS News, has signed with talent agency CAA for representation in all areas as he plots life after CBS. The move knots him to fellow CAA client Lesley Stahl, and follows Pelley's public clash with 60 Minutes’ leadership, including Nick Bilton and Bari Weiss, as he begins a new chapter after a storied career reporting from war zones and interviewing top newsmakers.
Six former 60 Minutes staffers accuse Bari Weiss of orchestrating a sweeping purge of senior producers and editors, culminating in Scott Pelley's firing by Nick Bilton, as CBS News confronts a chaotic leadership shakeup tied to Paramount Global deals and questions about editorial independence and the show’s future—sparking worries it could signal broader changes at CNN.
The piece reports that former 60 Minutes anchor Scott Pelley was fired after a profane tirade at CBS’s new executive producer Nick Bilton during his first staff meeting; Bilton responded with a formal termination and a call for civility and collaboration. The author argues Pelley's claims of objectivity clash with a broader decline in trust in the mainstream media, citing Gallup and Pew data showing historically low confidence in the press. The article also invokes Bernard Goldberg’s critique of liberal bias at CBS and suggests the current climate reflects a larger reality about media credibility in America.
AP News distills Pelley's emotional remarks about being fired from CBS and leaving 60 Minutes, highlighting his feelings about the ouster, reflections on the program’s evolution, and what the move means for his ongoing career in journalism.
John Oliver opened Last Week Tonight by joking that CBS News fired veteran Scott Pelley for the “crime” of being too cool in a meeting, referencing the tense exchange with editor Bari Weiss and 60 Minutes executive producer Nick Bilton that preceded Pelley's dismissal after a 37-year tenure at CBS.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr criticized Scott Pelley for saying in a New York Times profile that it hadn’t occurred to him he’d be fired from 60 Minutes, calling such remarks a sign that trust in legacy media is low and highlighting ongoing tensions at CBS News under new leadership and Bilton’s reported confrontation with Pelley.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr blasted Scott Pelley as ‘completely out of touch’ on social media after Pelley's NYT interview about his firing from 60 Minutes, part of CBS News leadership upheaval led by Nick Bilton and Bari Weiss. The Deadline recap describes Weiss defending editorial edits, Pelley's claim of bias, and industry pushback from SAG-AFTRA and WGAE, highlighting ongoing questions about editorial independence and trust in the media amid CBS’s internal shakeups.