CBS fires Scott Pelley after criticism of network leadership
Pelley called the program’s top boss unqualified to lead it and accused the outlet’s executive editor of trying to “murder” the show he has worked on for nearly 30 years. “What I regret most is that this situation interfered with the conversation I had hoped to have with you about Season 59 and the future of this show. Bilton, after reportedly meeting with the veteran journalist Tuesday about the outburst, accused him in an e-mail, which was also obtained by The Hill, of “hijacking” the meeting, calling it a “performative display of hostility” and informing him he was fired.
- ▪Pelley called the program’s top boss unqualified to lead it and accused the outlet’s executive editor of trying to “murder” the show he has worked on for nearly 30 years.
- ▪“What I regret most is that this situation interfered with the conversation I had hoped to have with you about Season 59 and the future of this show.
- ▪Bilton, after reportedly meeting with the veteran journalist Tuesday about the outburst, accused him in an e-mail, which was also obtained by The Hill, of “hijacking” the meeting, calling it a “performative display of hostility” and informi
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| Publication time | Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:44:14 +0000 |
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Media CBS fires Scott Pelley after criticism of network leadership Comments: by Dominick Mastrangelo - 06/03/26 8:44 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Dominick Mastrangelo - 06/03/26 8:44 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING CBS News has ousted Scott Pelley, the veteran journalist and “60 Minutes” correspondent, after he issued a scathing rebuke of network leadership during a staff meeting Monday. Pelley called the program’s top boss unqualified to lead it and accused the outlet’s executive editor of trying to “murder” the show he has worked on for nearly 30 years.
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