CBS's Bari Weiss installs new head at '60 Minutes,' calls for 'new approach'
Saying it was time for a new approach and a new chapter, CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss has replaced the executive producer of “60 Minutes." Nick Bilton, a documentarian, tech journalist and former New York Times columnist with no traditional broadcast TV experience, was named to the job.
Executive producer Tanya Simon leaves, as do correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega.
In a memo to staff, Weiss and CBS News president Tom Cibrowski said their goal was “building a show that thrives in the 21st century.” Bilton said in his own memo that the world has “moved” and so must the show if it is to survive.
Bari Weiss Shakes Up 60 Minutes
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