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FCC Chair Says Scott Pelley Is “Completely Out of Touch” for Not Anticipating ’60 Minutes’ Firing
Carr took to X to slam the longtime correspondent for not thinking he'd be let go from the newsmagazine following a fiery meeting with the show's new executive producer, Nick Bilton.
- TV News
- Jun 7, 2026 5:22 pm
- By
McKinley Franklin
Scott Pelley Opens Up on ‘60 Minutes’ Firing, Calls for Bari Weiss’ Removal: “CBS News Is on Fire”
"We need adult supervision and at the moment we don’t have it," he told The New York Times in his first interview since his dismissal.
- TV News
- Jun 7, 2026 7:45 am
- By
Kimberly Nordyke
Scott Pelley Shows Appreciation for Supporters Following ‘60 Minutes’ Firing: “Deeply Grateful”
Pelley was fired on Tuesday after an intense meeting with the newsmagazine's new executive producer, Nick Bilton, on Monday.
- TV News
- Jun 6, 2026 3:30 pm
- By
McKinley Franklin
Winners and Losers: ‘60 Minutes’ Falls Apart, Zendaya Escapes ‘Euphoria’
This week in Hollywood saw Scott Pelley rage quit '60 Minutes,' the unexpected dismal end of 'Euphoria' and Los Angeles endure a never-ending election day.
- TV News
- Jun 5, 2026 6:15 am
- By
James Hibberd
Why Bari Weiss Is Tearing Down ‘60 Minutes’
Firings, hirings, mic-drop news meetings — Hollywood Reporter senior editors Alex Weprin and Steven Zeitchik make sense of all the drama.
- Business News
- Jun 4, 2026 6:45 am
- By
Steven Zeitchik, Alex Weprin
Tony Dokoupil Pays Tribute to Scott Pelley on ‘CBS Evening News’ After Firing: “Journalist Who Valued Truth at All Costs”
The veteran '60 Minutes' correspondent was fired on Tuesday following a clash with the show’s new executive producer, Nick Bilton.
- TV News
- Jun 3, 2026 5:48 pm
- By
Carly Thomas
Fired Scott Pelley Slams CBS News: “Incompetence and Unprofessionalism in the New Management Have Wreaked Havoc”
The veteran '60 Minutes' correspondent was fired on Tuesday by CBS News after a stormy meeting on Monday with incoming executive producer Nick Bilton.
- TV News
- Jun 2, 2026 9:53 pm
- By
Abid Rahman
Christopher Nolan Says ‘The Odyssey’ Is “The Most Extreme Version” of the Story He Could Make
"I think we pushed pretty hard on this one and maybe found some limits," he said of his upcoming film on Sunday's '60 Minutes.'
- Movie News
- May 17, 2026 9:54 pm
- By
Kimberly Nordyke
’60 Minutes’ Addresses EP Bill Owens’ Departure in On-Air Segment: “Paramount Began to Supervise Our Content in New Ways”
"None of our stories has been blocked, but Bill felt he lost the independence that honest journalism requires," Scott Pelley said at the end of Sunday's broadcast.
- TV News
- Apr 27, 2025 6:45 pm
- By
Kimberly Nordyke
Scott Pelley Claims He Lost ‘CBS Evening News’ Anchor Job Over “Hostile Work Environment” Complaints
Former 'CBS Evening News' anchor Scott Pelley claimed on CNN's 'Reliable Sources' on Sunday that he lost his job as anchor of the 'CBS Evening News' because he "wouldn't stop complaining to management" about the news division's "hostile work environment."
- General News
- May 26, 2019 10:08 am
- By
Hilary Lewis
Meet Jeff Glor, the Next (and Youngest) ‘CBS Evening News’ Anchor
"You can respect the past and also look toward the future," says the incoming anchor, who is not a household name but has the network betting on his news chops and youthful appeal.
- TV News
- Nov 7, 2017 5:00 am
- By
Jeremy Barr
CBS Finally Names New ‘Evening News’ Anchor in Jeff Glor
Anthony Mason has been filling in as anchor while the network looked for a successor to Scott Pelley.
- TV News
- Oct 25, 2017 8:43 am
- By
Jeremy Barr