Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker exit '60 Minutes'

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Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim to remain at CBS News: 'We don't want to see 60 Minutes die'
Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim have decided to stay at "60 Minutes" for its upcoming 59th season this fall, despite the recent firings of Scott Pelley and other colleagues. "We feared that our returning might be construed as an endorsement of the existing power structure.

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Will Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker Exit ‘60 Minutes' After Scott Pelley'
People at CBS Want To Know if Lesley Stahl & Bill Whitaker Will Also Exit 60 Minutes
‘60 Minutes’ correspondents say fired colleagues were treated with ‘indecency’
Lesley Stahl, L. Jon Wertheim and Bill Whitaker pledged “to stay and fight.”

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‘60 Minutes’ stars say they’ll ‘stay and fight’ for the show
Longtime CBS correspondent Scott Pelley lived many workers' fantasy: Telling your boss off
‘60 Minutes’ Stars Will Stay Because They Don’t Want Show to ‘Die’
But the correspondents also expressed deep frustration with the decision by Bari Weiss, the CBS News editor in chief, to fire Tanya Simon, the show’s executive producer, and several longstanding produ...

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Remaining three ’60 Minutes’ stars say they’re staying at CBS show, don’t want to see it die
3 remaining correspondents say they 'don't want to see 60 Minutes die' in staff memo confirming they're staying

Ex-’60 Minutes’ boss Bill Owens blasts CBS News leaders, praises Scott Pelley

Former “60 Minutes” chief Bill Owens blasted CBS News, saying it’s run by people who “don’t even know what we do and don’t actually care,” and heaped praise on correspondent Scott Pelley for challenging his bosses in a headline-grabbing meeting.

Former '60 Minutes' Executive Producer Bill Owens Praises Scott Pelley

Hours after Scott Pelley made headlines for speaking out against firings and other changes at 60 Minutes, the show’s former executive producer offered words of praise for the correspondent. Bill Owens told a New York Press Club event that Pelley “can smell fraud a mile away.