{"id":2466303,"date":"2025-07-24T15:34:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T19:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbs-fills-60-minutes-producer-role\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T15:35:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T19:35:20","slug":"cbs-fills-60-minutes-producer-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbs-fills-60-minutes-producer-role\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS fills 60 Minutes producer role"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcbs-fills-60-minutes-producer-role%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2466303&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>CBS has appointed Tanya Simon as the new executive producer of its long-running news program *60 Minutes*, following the resignation of Bill Owens earlier this year. Simon, who is the first <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >female executive producer<\/a> in the showS 57-year history, is the daughter of former *60 Minutes* correspondent Bob simon and has been with the *60 Minutes* team as 2000. She previously served as interim executive producer after Owens&#8217;s departure, who resigned after 26 years with the program, including six as executive producer. Tanya Simon is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/star-of-new-pro-life-movie-says-pro-choice-screen-actors-guild-attempted-to-crush-their-production\/\" title=\"Star Of New Pro-Life Movie Says Pro-Choice Screen Actors Guild Attempted To Crush Their Production\">award-winning journalist<\/a>, having received multiple Emmy, Peabody, and DuPont-Columbia Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Her appointment comes amid other notable events at CBS and its parent company, Paramount Global, which settled a $16 million lawsuit with former president Donald Trump regarding edits made to a *60 Minutes* interview with Kamala Harris during her presidential campaign. The lawsuit settlement coincided with Paramount&#8217;s efforts to gain approval for its merger with skydance Media. CBS leadership also saw changes, with CBS President Wendy McMahon leaving ahead of the settlement. tanya Simon expressed enthusiasm for leading *60 Minutes*,emphasizing her commitment to maintaining the show&#8217;s legacy of impactful journalism.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">CBS fills longtime 60 Minutes producer&rsquo;s role months after his resignation<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2164257\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3475239\/gutfeld-dominates-ratings-cbs-retires-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CBS<\/a> announced Thursday that Tanya Simon will be the newest executive producer of its <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3388001\/bill-owens-60-minutes-producer-resigns-cbs-lawsuit-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"60 Minutes\">60 Minutes<\/a><\/em>  program.<\/p>\n<p>The Sunday program <em>60 Minutes<\/em> has been running for almost 60 years, and until earlier this year, it had done so with only three executive producers. In April, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3393168\/60-minutes-scott-pelley-bill-owens-resignation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bill Owens<\/a> made the shock announcement that he was resigning from the show after 26 years, the last six of which he spent as executive producer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3480511\/la-reporter-roasts-tesla-diner-on-live-tv-elon-dont-come-for-me\/\">LA reporter roasts Tesla Diner on live TV: &lsquo;Elon, don&rsquo;t come for me&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3480306\/jeff-daniels-kamala-harris-2024-loss-would-govern-like-abraham-lincoln\/\">Jeff Daniels on 2024 loss: Harris would have governed like Lincoln<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3480191\/the-view-torches-trump-obama-treason-accusation-as-dangerous\/\">&lsquo;The View&rsquo; torches Trump for accusing Obama of treason: &#8216;Dangerous&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Simon is the daughter of Bob Simon, a former <em>60 Minutes<\/em> correspondent. The younger Simon will be the first female executive producer in the program&rsquo;s 57 years.<\/p>\n<p>CBS first hired Simon in 1996 as a researcher for <em>48 Hours<\/em>. Simon has worked for the <em>60 Minutes<\/em> team since 2000. She had been the interim executive producer since Owens&rsquo;s resignation.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, Simon won multiple Emmy Awards, the Peabody, and the DuPont-Columbia Award.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is a privilege to lead 60 MINUTES and its formidable team of journalists,&rdquo; Simon said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;60 is in a class of its own, upholding a legacy of extraordinary and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/priceless-conservative-media-mogul-takes-over-newspaper-tells-staff-members-exactly-what-they-need-to-hear\/\" title=\"Conservative media mogul acquires newspaper, delivers essential truths to staff\">thought-provoking journalism<\/a> for more than half a century,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;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,&rdquo; Simon concluded.<\/p>\n<p>CBS News&rsquo;s parent company, Paramount Global, paid President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> $16 million to settle his lawsuit over edits made to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3415717\/wendy-mcmahon-cbs-trump-60-minutes-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>60 Minutes<\/em><\/a>  interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris during her presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The settlement came as Paramount Global sought approval from the Trump administration to merge with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3072599\/paramount-skydance-merger-entertainment-shake-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Skydance Media<\/a>. The merger was announced last summer. David Ellison, the founder of Skydance and son of Larry Ellison, would become the chairman and CEO of New Paramount.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3460496\/paramount-settlement-trump-60-minutes-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>PARAMOUNT SETTLES WITH TRUMP OVER &lsquo;60 MINUTES&rsquo; CONTROVERSY FOR $16 MILLION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump claimed that the edits made to Harris&rsquo;s interview were &ldquo;the biggest scandal in broadcast history: They actually took her answer out and gave her a different answer after it was shot.&rdquo; Network executives said the interview was edited for time purposes, but not doctored.<\/p>\n<p>Owens left the program after the lawsuit but before it was settled. CBS President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3415717\/wendy-mcmahon-cbs-trump-60-minutes-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Wendy McMahon<\/a> also left the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-cnn-finished-ex-ceo-plans-to-enact-ultimate-revenge-plot-by-end-of-the-year-report\/\" title=\"Former CNN CEO is reportedly planning a revenge plot to end the network by ...-end.\">network ahead<\/a> of the settlement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2164257\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2164257\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CBS names Tanya Simon new 60 Minutes executive producer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2466304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cbs-corp.-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[42153,7585,6333,56800,52130],"class_list":["post-2466303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-60-minutes","tag-cbs","tag-producer","tag-staffing-2","tag-television-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cbs-corp.-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2466303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2466303"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2466303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2466307,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2466303\/revisions\/2466307"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2466304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2466303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2466303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2466303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}