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Fox News
5 days ago
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- Fox News
CBS News taps Tanya Simon as new '60 Minutes' executive producer following Trump-Paramount settlement
NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! CBS News announced that Tanya Simon will serve as the new executive producer of "60 Minutes" after filling the role on an interim basis following the resignation of her predecessor. Simon, a 25-year veteran of "60 Minutes" and daughter of the late famed CBS News correspondent Bob Simon, is only the show's fourth executive producer in its decades-long history and the first woman in the role. "Tanya Simon understands what makes 60 MINUTES tick. She is an innovative leader, an exceptional producer and someone who knows how to inspire people," CBS News President and executive editor Tom Cibrowski said in a press release on Thursday. "Tanya knows that the success of today's 60 MINUTES depends on delivering a weekly mix of the most informative, impactful and entertaining stories and investigative journalism from around the world. This is the true essence and foundation of 60 MINUTES." "It is a privilege to lead 60 MINUTES and its formidable team of journalists," Simon said. "60 is in a class of its own, upholding a legacy of extraordinary and thought-provoking journalism for more than half a century. I'm deeply committed to this level of excellence and I look forward to delivering an exciting season of signature 60 stories that cover a wide range of subjects for a broad audience and engage viewers with their world." TOP '60 MINUTES' PRODUCER RESIGNS FROM SHOW, CITES LACK OF INDEPENDENCE Simon's appointment was widely embraced within the network, sources within CBS News tell Fox News Digital. Cibrowski's announcement during Thursday's 9 a.m. editorial call sparked lots of claps and excitement, according to one CBS News staffer who attended. A "60 Minutes" producer told Fox News Digital that Simon's appointment will lift clouds that have hovered over the newsroom in recent months. And while staffers still have their worries going forward, Simon serving as their leader in an official capacity is a "positive signal in terms of the future of '60 Minutes' being able to stay true to its founding principles." Simon was first tapped to lead "60 Minutes" in April following the resignation of Bill Owens, who claimed he could no longer maintain editorial independence from corporate honchos while CBS' parent company Paramount Global was in a months-long legal battle with President Donald Trump. '60 MINUTES' KAMALA HARRIS INTERVIEW AT THE CENTER OF TRUMP'S CBS LAWSUIT RECEIVES EMMY NOMINATION It was previously reported that Shari Redstone, Paramount's controlling shareholder, wanted to keep tabs on "60 Minutes" stories pertaining to the Trump administration as she aimed to settle Trump's lawsuit against CBS News in order to pave the way for Paramount's $8 billion merger with Skydance Media, which needs FCC approval. Trump and Paramount settled the lawsuit earlier this month. Trump had accused CBS News of election interference over its handling of the "60 Minutes" interview of then-Vice President Kamala Harris in the weeks leading up to the presidential election, specifically over how her comments to an answer were edited differently between the preview clip that aired on "Face the Nation," which was mocked on social media as "word salad," versus the cleaner portion of her response that aired during the primetime special. Owens stood by the edit and refused to offer an apology. '60 MINUTES' STAFF STAND BY KAMALA HARRIS INTERVIEW AT THE CENTER OF TRUMP'S MAJOR PARAMOUNT LAWSUIT While CBS News did not issue any statement of regret as part of Paramount's settlement with Trump, the network did adopt a new editorial policy that would require all raw transcripts of interviews with presidential candidates to be released. Regardless, Paramount's settlement sparked fierce condemnation among liberal critics who accuse the company of bending the knee to Trump. Tensions further escalated last week after CBS News announced it was canceling "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in May 2026, something the network insisted was purely a financial decision.
CBS News
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Tanya Simon named as executive producer of "60 Minutes"
Award-winning journalist Tanya Simon has been named executive producer of "60 Minutes," America's #1 news program. Her new role was announced Thursday by Tom Cibrowski, president and executive editor of CBS News. Simon has been with "60 Minutes" for 25 years, most recently serving as interim executive producer since the departure of the show's previous leader, Bill Owens, in April. She is just the fourth executive producer in the broadcast's 57-year history, and the first woman in the role. "Tanya Simon understands what makes '60 Minutes' tick. She is an innovative leader, an exceptional producer, and someone who knows how to inspire people," Cibrowski said in a statement. "Tanya knows that the success of today's '60 Minutes' depends on delivering a weekly mix of the most informative, impactful and entertaining stories and investigative journalism from around the world. This is the true essence and foundation of '60 Minutes.'" "It is a privilege to lead '60 Minutes' and its formidable team of journalists," Simon said. "'60' is in a class of its own, upholding a legacy of extraordinary and thought-provoking journalism for more than half a century. I'm deeply committed to this level of excellence and I look forward to delivering an exciting season of signature '60' stories that cover a wide range of subjects for a broad audience and engage viewers with their world." Simon was named interim executive producer in April, steering the program through the end of its 57th season. She previously served as the executive editor of "60 Minutes" for six seasons, helping to oversee the program's editorial process. Prior to that, she was a senior producer whose responsibilities included overseeing digital content for and supervising production of "60 Minutes Sports," a monthly program that ran on Showtime. Simon has been contributing to "60 Minutes" for most of her career, playing key roles in some of the broadcast's highest-profile investigations, features and profiles. She joined the staff in 2000, working with correspondent Ed Bradley on a wide range of stories, including reports on the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Duke University lacrosse rape case, and a rare interview with Bob Dylan. Simon went on to produce for nearly all of the "60 Minutes" correspondents over the next decade, including Steve Kroft, Lesley Stahl, Scott Pelley, Anderson Cooper, and Bob Simon, her father. During that time, she produced news-making interviews with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and hero pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, as well as profiles of rapper Eminem and Olympic snowboarding gold medalist Shaun White. She reported extensively on Boston Irish mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger, including his capture after 16 years on the run, and on Lance Armstrong's use of performance-enhancing drugs to win bicycle races. Simon began her career at CBS News in 1996 as a researcher for "48 Hours," where she rose to become an associate producer and producer before moving to "60 Minutes." Her work has earned virtually every major broadcast honor, including multiple Emmy Awards, the Peabody and the DuPont-Columbia Award.
CNN
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- CNN
CBS picks new ‘60 Minutes' boss amid persistent concerns about Paramount shake-up
CBS News is not hiring an outsider to helm '60 Minutes' as the program's correspondents feared might happen. Instead, the coveted executive producer job is going to Tanya Simon, a 25-year veteran of the newsmagazine, which has faced intense political pressure from President Trump for nearly a year. Simon took charge on an interim basis last spring when the program's longtime leader Bill Owens resigned under pressure last spring. The promotion became official on Thursday morning when CBS News president Tom Cibrowski announced her new title at the network news division's daily editorial meeting. Simon 'understands what makes '60 Minutes' tick,' Cibrowski said, praising her depth of experience with the program, which is America's highest-rated newsmagazine. Inside CBS, serious questions persist about potential corporate interference in news coverage. After Trump filed a legally dubious lawsuit against CBS News over a '60 Minutes' interview of Kamala Harris last fall, journalists felt that the network's parent company Paramount did not fully back them up. Throughout the winter and spring, as '60 Minutes' continued to produce sharply reported segments about Trump's return to office and the impacts of his actions, news executives repeatedly clashed with Paramount bosses over the content of the program. Getting and keeping '60 Minutes' on the air was a week-by-week challenge, people at the network told CNN at the time. When Owens stepped down in April, he said it had become clear 'that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it,' to 'make independent decisions based on what was right for 60 Minutes, right for the audience.' Simon, the daughter of the late '60' correspondent Bob Simon and the executive editor of the program for the past six years, stepped up as an interim executive producer. '60 Minutes' is currently on its annual summer hiatus, which means CBS is airing encore episodes while teams are hard at work on new reports for the fall and beyond. Earlier this month, Paramount struck a $16 million settlement deal with Trump to resolve his '60 Minutes' lawsuit, and was widely criticized for doing so. Journalists at the newsmagazine have ongoing concerns about what pressures Simon might face as executive producer. Nevertheless, her promotion on Thursday came as a relief to staffers. CBS noted that Simon 'is the fourth executive producer in the broadcast's 57-year history, and the first woman in the role.' In a press release, Simon said she is deeply committed to the newsmagazine's historic 'level of excellence,' and 'I look forward to delivering an exciting season of signature 60 stories that cover a wide range of subjects for a broad audience and engage viewers with their world.' New episodes of '60 Minutes' are slated to begin airing on September 28. By then, CBS might be closer to having a new owner. Paramount is in the process of merging with Skydance Media, but the deal requires Trump administration approval, and the review has been taking an unusually long time. Earlier this week, in an apparent effort to win the administration's blessing, Skydance told the FCC that if allowed to take over Paramount, it will hire an ombudsman at CBS and will take complaints about bias seriously. The company also pledged not to implement any of the 'DEI,' or diversity, equity and inclusion, policies that Trump has condemned. FCC chair Brendan Carr, a Trump loyalist, shared Skydance's commitments with associates on Tuesday — a possible signal that he was pleased. When asked by CNN if he is now any closer to approving the merger, he did not respond.
CNN
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- CNN
CBS picks new ‘60 Minutes' boss amid persistent concerns about Paramount shake-up
CBS News is not hiring an outsider to helm '60 Minutes' as the program's correspondents feared might happen. Instead, the coveted executive producer job is going to Tanya Simon, a 25-year veteran of the newsmagazine, which has faced intense political pressure from President Trump for nearly a year. Simon took charge on an interim basis last spring when the program's longtime leader Bill Owens resigned under pressure last spring. The promotion became official on Thursday morning when CBS News president Tom Cibrowski announced her new title at the network news division's daily editorial meeting. Simon 'understands what makes '60 Minutes' tick,' Cibrowski said, praising her depth of experience with the program, which is America's highest-rated newsmagazine. Inside CBS, serious questions persist about potential corporate interference in news coverage. After Trump filed a legally dubious lawsuit against CBS News over a '60 Minutes' interview of Kamala Harris last fall, journalists felt that the network's parent company Paramount did not fully back them up. Throughout the winter and spring, as '60 Minutes' continued to produce sharply reported segments about Trump's return to office and the impacts of his actions, news executives repeatedly clashed with Paramount bosses over the content of the program. Getting and keeping '60 Minutes' on the air was a week-by-week challenge, people at the network told CNN at the time. When Owens stepped down in April, he said it had become clear 'that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it,' to 'make independent decisions based on what was right for 60 Minutes, right for the audience.' Simon, the daughter of the late '60' correspondent Bob Simon and the executive editor of the program for the past six years, stepped up as an interim executive producer. '60 Minutes' is currently on its annual summer hiatus, which means CBS is airing encore episodes while teams are hard at work on new reports for the fall and beyond. Earlier this month, Paramount struck a $16 million settlement deal with Trump to resolve his '60 Minutes' lawsuit, and was widely criticized for doing so. Journalists at the newsmagazine have ongoing concerns about what pressures Simon might face as executive producer. Nevertheless, her promotion on Thursday came as a relief to staffers. CBS noted that Simon 'is the fourth executive producer in the broadcast's 57-year history, and the first woman in the role.' In a press release, Simon said she is deeply committed to the newsmagazine's historic 'level of excellence,' and 'I look forward to delivering an exciting season of signature 60 stories that cover a wide range of subjects for a broad audience and engage viewers with their world.' New episodes of '60 Minutes' are slated to begin airing on September 28. By then, CBS might be closer to having a new owner. Paramount is in the process of merging with Skydance Media, but the deal requires Trump administration approval, and the review has been taking an unusually long time. Earlier this week, in an apparent effort to win the administration's blessing, Skydance told the FCC that if allowed to take over Paramount, it will hire an ombudsman at CBS and will take complaints about bias seriously. The company also pledged not to implement any of the 'DEI,' or diversity, equity and inclusion, policies that Trump has condemned. FCC chair Brendan Carr, a Trump loyalist, shared Skydance's commitments with associates on Tuesday — a possible signal that he was pleased. When asked by CNN if he is now any closer to approving the merger, he did not respond.
Yahoo
18-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Former boss Rhodes in talks to run CBS News if Paramount-Skydance deal closes, Puck News said
(Reuters) -David Rhodes, Sky News executive chairman and former CBS News head, is in talks to run CBS News again if the Skydance acquisition of the broadcaster's owner Paramount Global closes, digital news website Puck reported on Friday. Rhodes, who was president at CBS from 2011 to 2019 and previously spent a decade with Fox News, has emerged as a likely successor at CBS News, where he may be advised by Bari Weiss, co-founder of online news outlet Free Press, Puck said. The New York Times reported last week that Skydance Media CEO David Ellison had held preliminary talks to acquire Weiss' Free Press as well. Tom Cibrowski is the current president and executive editor of CBS News. Reuters could not immediately verify the Puck report. CBS News, Paramount, Skydance and Sky News did not respond to requests for comment. Rhodes did not respond to a request for comment on LinkedIn. On Thursday, CBS canceled "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," the most-watched late-night program on U.S. broadcast television and a frequent platform of satire aimed at President Donald Trump. CBS said the show will end its 10-year run in May 2026 and described it as "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late-night." CBS-owner Paramount Global is seeking approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission for an $8.4-billion merger with Skydance Media. Paramount earlier this month agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by Trump over an interview with his former Democratic challenger, Kamala Harris, that CBS's "60 Minutes" broadcast in October. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
