60 Minutes, Pelley and Steve Kroft
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Lesley Stahl and two other “60 Minutes” correspondents said Friday that they would remain in their posts, ending days of speculation.
Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim said on Friday in an email to the show’s staff that they had reached the decision after a period of “grieving” and frustration.
Maybe they will stay? The new executive producer of “60 Minutes” vowed in a memo Thursday to uphold the CBS News property’s commitment to pursue stories “without fear or favor” and to not be “instructed by the ownership of the company” on sensitive reports,
With an executive producer new to TV and the need to replace four correspondents, can the venerable program retain its stature?
Scott Pelley’s firing is the latest in a string of controversies and staffing shake-ups that have plagued CBS’s news division.
Minutes' has responded to critics for the controversy surrounding the selective editing of an exchange of their interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.
"I think its been disastrous for the show, for the audience," Kroft said of recent terminations, including that of Scott Pelley