Veteran 60 Minutes Correspondent Fired
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Scott Pelley has been fired.
60 minutes executive producer Nick Bolton wrote to Pelly, “your antipathy to the future of the show has come through loud and clear…And I have heard you…your employment with CBS is terminated for cause effective immediately.”
Pelley had previously had a contentious meeting with management.
#BREAK: CBS NEWS has terminated Scott Pelley’s contract. pic.twitter.com/vbXyX8PBBv
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) June 3, 2026
CBS News fired veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley on Tuesday, hours after a contentious meeting with management in response to his criticism of the newsmagazine’s new leadership.
“Despite yesterday’s misconduct, I had hoped that in sitting down with you today we could find a path forward together. You made clear that you are not interested in such a path,” newly appointed “60 Minutes” executive producer Nick Bilton wrote to Pelley on Tuesday evening.
“Your antipathy to the future of the show has come through loud and clear,” Bilton wrote. “And I have heard you.”
Therefore, he wrote, “your employment with CBS is terminated for cause effective immediately.”
Pelley wasn’t the only one fired.
“A good chunk” of senior managers were also let go.
CBS News ousted a good chunk of the program’s senior managers last week, including former executive producer Tanya Simon; executive editor Draggan Mihailovich; and correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega. Anderson Cooper, who has contributed to the show for nearly 20 years, announced his exit in February.
In a memo to staff issued Tuesday evening, Bilton tried to assuage staffers. “I know how much Scott meant to you, and I don’t say this lightly. I made repeated attempts to have direct conversations with him over the weekend, and this afternoon I tried to find common ground. That was not the path Scott chose.”
