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Ex-'60 Minutes' boss Bill Owens praises Scott Pelley, blasts CBS News leaders. Scott Pelley fired by CBS after clash.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/02/media/ex-60-minutes-boss-bill-owens-blasts-cbs-news-leaders-praises-scott-pelley/Former “60 Minutes” chief Bill Owens applauded correspondent Scott Pelley for challenging his bosses in a headline-grabbing meeting.
The comments came Monday night at the New York Press Club’s annual dinner in Manhattan, where Owens — who resigned from the network last year amid tanking ratings for “CBS Evening News,” which he attempted to overhaul — accepted an award.
“Scott can smell a fraud from a mile away. He stood up the way I did a year ago and I couldn’t be prouder of him,” he said.
“And I know all of the people at ’60 Minutes’ couldn’t be more proud of him.”
He was referring to a Monday morning clash between Pelley and newly installed “60 Minutes” executive producer Nick Bilton.
Scott Pelley fired by CBS after ‘60 Minutes’ clash with management
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/02/media/scott-pelley-60-minutes-cbs-meeting-bari-weiss-cibrowski-bilton