Bari Weiss shakes up '60 Minutes' with a new executive producer - BERITAJA

The venerable news mag “60 Minutes” is undergoing a awesome overhaul nether CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss.

Weiss announced Thursday the assignment of caller executive shaper to switch Tanya Simon, a 26-year seasoned of the programme who took complete the apical occupation past July. She will beryllium replaced by Nick Bilton, a erstwhile New York Times exertion columnist and documentary filmmaker.

Bilton will beryllium the first executive shaper successful the 58-year history of “60 Minutes” to travel from extracurricular of the tightly knit organization. The programme has only had 4 leaders successful its history — Don Hewitt, Jeff Fager, Bill Owens and Simon — each of whom came up done the ranks of CBS News.

Weiss is said to person developed a coagulated narration pinch Simon, whose precocious begetter Bob Simon was a highly respected analogous for the program. But the relationship apparently deteriorated aft Weiss did not person an beforehand announcement connected Anderson Cooper’s motion disconnected from the programme ending his about 20-year tally arsenic a correspondent.

Cooper, who is besides a full-time anchor astatine CNN, turned down a caller “60 Minutes” woody from Weiss. During his last appearance, he expressed fears about the editorial independency of the program.

Tanya Simon is the caller executive shaper of “60 Minutes.”

(Michele Crowe CBS News)

“Things could ever germinate and change, and I deliberation that’s awesome, and things should germinate and change, but I dream the halfway of what ’60 Minutes’ is ever remains,” Anderson told viewers. “I deliberation the independency of ’60 Minutes’ has been critical.”

Speculation complete changes astatine “60 Minutes,” the most-watched news programme connected tv for 52 consecutive years, person been swirling for months since Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison installed Weiss to oversee editorial contented astatine CBS News.

The programme has been successful turmoil since Oct. 2024 erstwhile President Trump revenge a $20 cardinal suit against CBS complete an question and reply conducted pinch past Vice President Kamala Harris that was settled to clear the regulatory way for Skydance Media’s acquisition of Paramount.

From a business standpoint, “60 Minutes” is simply a funny target. The programme is 1 of the about profitable hours connected the CBS premier clip schedule while retaining its position arsenic television’s about prestigious publicity operation. While the ratings for “60 Minutes” get a boost from a lead-in from high-rated NFL precocious day games, it remains 1 of the fewer web shows that viewers make an assignment to watch.