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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.
Fortune’s Claire Zillman portrays Bari Weiss’s bid to remake CBS News as a dramatic disruption that has unsettled staff and toppled talent, including the firing of 60 Minutes’ longtime producer Scott Pelley, without a clear, shared plan for what comes next. Experts warn that sweeping upheaval often backfires; durable turnarounds require a clear why, incremental changes, transparent milestones, and a focus on preserving core strengths while gradually pursuing a streaming-focused future. The piece argues CBS should pursue a learning-driven, drama-free overhaul rather than detonating the organization, or risk eroding audience trust and the crown-jewel programs that anchor the network.
Paramount Skydance’s Bari Weiss has been reshaping CBS News, triggering a sweeping overhaul of 60 Minutes with firings and leadership shake-ups; while Weiss pushes for digital-forward reporting, staff describe her leadership as remote and destabilizing, fueling questions about the flagship program’s future amid industry upheaval.
During Wednesday's Today, Savannah Guthrie abruptly left after about 90 minutes with co-host Craig Melvin saying she had to leave 'a little early' and offering no explanation; Guthrie has been dealing with her mother Nancy Guthrie’s ongoing disappearance since January, a case that has kept her in the public eye as she recently returned to the show after a two-month family emergency.
Real Housewives of New Jersey is returning for Season 15 with Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga and Dolores Catania back as full-time cast members, joined by a slate of new faces in a mini-revamp after nearly two years of production hiatus; filming begins later this spring and the Bravo series is set to premiere on April 2.
Paul Preece, the Season 1 winner of Netflix’s Outlast, was arrested in Knox County, Tennessee on charges including aggravated assault, rape of a child and attempted rape of a child. He’s held on a $150,000 bond and required to wear a GPS tracker; Preece and teammates Nick Radner and Seth Lueker won $1 million for the season.
Revisiting Network on its 50th anniversary, the piece argues Chayefsky and Lumet’s savage portrait of a profit-driven media machine now reads as a prescient warning: the line between news and entertainment has collapsed, corporate power directs programming, and social-media platforms turn outrage into profit, turning the film’s 'mad prophet' into a chilling real-world horror.
George Clooney is bringing his stage adaptation of 'Good Night, and Good Luck,' a play about journalistic ethics and the power of television, to a wider audience through a live broadcast on CNN and streaming platforms, highlighting the ongoing relevance of Murrow's fight against misinformation and the influence of TV.
Alisyn Camerota has announced her departure from CNN after a decade with the network. The Emmy-nominated journalist, known for co-anchoring shows like New Day and CNN Newsroom, shared the news on Instagram and during her final broadcast. Camerota expressed gratitude for her experiences at CNN, including covering major events like Hurricane Harvey and the Parkland school shooting. Her exit follows the release of her second memoir, "Combat Love: A Story of Leaving, Longing, and Searching for Home."
Dr. Frank Field, the first meteorologist in New York television news and a presenter on science, space, and medicine, has passed away at the age of 100. Field began his broadcast career in 1958 and was known for his work in publicizing the Heimlich maneuver. He received recognition for his weather reporting and was a fellow at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Field's wife, Joan Kaplan Field, passed away earlier this year.
Fox News has parted ways with Tucker Carlson, one of its most popular hosts, after he was unmasked as a hypocrite in a lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems. Carlson's ouster is important not just for Fox, but for the country, as the network holds great power in conservative power circles and either influences or amplifies the direction of the Republican Party. It remains to be seen whether Carlson will seek to carry the torch for the same audience without the oxygen of a TV show or whether he will shift once more.