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CBS News insiders worry how 60 Minutes will endure after firings: ‘What are they going to put on the air?’

The Guardian UK Thursday 04 June 2026, 11:00 UTC By Jeremy Barr in Washington 1 min read
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After the dramatic termination of Scott Pelley, four of the show’s seven full-time correspondents are out under Bari Weiss’ leadershipFor many years now, CBS News employees entering the network’s New York headquarters have walked by a poster showing the seven correspondents who have helped keep 60 Minutes the most-watched show in news for 52 straight television seasons: Lesley Stahl, Scott Pelley, Bill Whitaker, Anderson Cooper, Sharyn Alfonsi, Jon Wertheim and Cecilia Vega. Over the last...

After the dramatic termination of Scott Pelley, four of the show’s seven full-time correspondents are out under Bari Weiss’ leadership

For many years now, CBS News employees entering the network’s New York headquarters have walked by a poster showing the seven correspondents who have helped keep 60 Minutes the most-watched show in news for 52 straight television seasons: Lesley Stahl, Scott Pelley, Bill Whitaker, Anderson Cooper, Sharyn Alfonsi, Jon Wertheim and Cecilia Vega.

Over the last tumultuous week, three of those correspondents – Pelley, Alfonsi and Vega – have been fired. Cooper – who is also a CNN primetime anchor – announced in February that he is leaving the show. Amid the most significant uproar in the show’s lengthy history, CBS News staffers and 60 Minutes veterans now have two central questions: Who will be left to make the show’s 59th season, which begins in September? And will it still feel like 60 Minutes?

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CBS News (ORG) Scott Pelley (PERSON) Bari Weiss (PERSON) New York (LOCATION) Lesley Stahl (PERSON) Bill Whitaker (PERSON) Anderson Cooper (PERSON) Sharyn Alfonsi (PERSON) Jon Wertheim (PERSON) Cecilia Vega (PERSON)  Pelley (LOCATION) Alfonsi (PERSON) Vega (PERSON) Cooper (PERSON) CNN (ORG)
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