Bill Owens, Ex-’60 Minutes’ Boss, Scorns CBS News Overhaul of Show

By Brian Steinberg

Brian Steinberg

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The former executive producer of “60 Minutes” took a moment Monday night to issue a warning about what’s happening to the long-running newsmagazine under its latest executive producer — and the people who currently run CBS News,

“CBS News and ’60 Minutes’ are institutions, not places where partisans and ideologues should be employed,” said Bill Owens, who ended his time as the head of “60 Minutes” after seeing new efforts by CBS News parent Paramount to interfere with the show. Owens made his remarks at an awards ceremony held by the New York Press Club, and in the wake of efforts by Bari Weiss, CBS News’ Editor in Chief to overhaul the program and install Nick Bilton, a former technology writer and documentarian, as the show’s newest leader.

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