“60 Minutes” Head Bill Owens Exits Role Amid Corporate Changes to the Show

Bill Owens, the executive producer for CBS News’s “60 Minutes” program, announced earlier this week that he would be stepping down from his position as the company moves to encroach on the show’s journalistic independence. Owens — only the third person to hold the role in the show’s 57-year history — had been the executive producer of “60 Minutes” since 2019. His departure comes as the…

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