Bari Weiss shakes up '60 Minutes' with a new executive producer; Cecilia Vega and Sharyn Alfonsi exit [View all]

(LA Times) For 58 years, “60 Minutes” has been the untouchable crown jewel of American television news — a program that outlasted the rise of cable, the collapse of network ratings and every shift in the media landscape with its focus on serious, independent journalism. On Thursday, CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss shattered its glass case.

In the most sweeping changes in the newsmagazine’s nearly six-decade history, Weiss ousted the program’s executive producer, Tanya Simon, and replaced her with Nick Bilton, 49, a veteran tech journalist and documentary filmmaker who worked for 13 years at the New York Times but who has no experience running a TV news operation.

Weiss also fired “60 Minutes” correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi, who clashed with her boss over a segment on President Trump’s immigration policies, and Cecilia Vega, who left ABC News to join the program in 2023.

Bilton will be the first executive producer in the 58-year history of “60 Minutes” to come from outside the tightly knit organization. The program has had only four leaders: Don Hewitt, Jeff Fager, Bill Owens and Simon, all of whom came up through the ranks of CBS News.

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