CBS News and '60 Minutes' experienced significant turmoil after Donald Trump sued Paramount over an edited interview with Kamala Harris. Despite legal experts suggesting Trump had a weak case, Paramount settled by paying him $16 million, sparking a revolt among CBS News staff, including the resignation of executive producer Bill Owens. Concerns about the future leadership of '60 Minutes' arose, but were alleviated when Tanya Simon was named executive producer. Simon, who has extensive experience with the show, became its first female executive producer in 57 years.
As soon as word leaked that Paramount was even considering a settlement - and reports that there was extra scrutiny on the stories being done by "60 Minutes" - there was a revolt at CBS News.
Well, those particular fears appeared to be put to rest Thursday when CBS named Tanya Simon as the executive producer of "60 Minutes." Simon is the daughter of the late Bob Simon, a longtime correspondent of the program.
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