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Read the Memo ’60 Minutes’ New Top Producer Sent to Staff

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Read the Memo ’60 Minutes’ New Top Producer Sent to Staff

“60 Minutes” has a new top producer. Nick Bilton, a former New York Times and Vanity Fair columnist, author, and documentary producer, is taking the helm of the news show, CBS News announced on Thursday. Bilton is replacing “60 Minutes” veteran, Tanya Simon, who took on the role of interim executive producer a little over … Read more

Bari Weiss shakes up ‘60 Minutes’ with a new executive producer; Cecilia Vega and Sharyn Alfonsi exit

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Bari Weiss shakes up ‘60 Minutes’ with a new executive producer; Cecilia Vega and Sharyn Alfonsi exit

The venerable news magazine “60 Minutes” is undergoing a major overhaul under CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss, who hired a new executive producer and ousted two correspondents. Weiss announced Thursday the appointment of a new executive producer to replace Tanya Simon, a 26-year veteran of the program who took over the top job … Read more