Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim say they’ll ‘stay and fight’ at 60 Minutes
Summary
Three top reporters at CBS’s 60 Minutes—Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker, and Jon Wertheim—say they will stay with the show despite recent firings of several senior staff members. They expressed sadness over the dismissals and want to help protect the show's values and reputation.Key Facts
- Lesley Stahl, 84, Bill Whitaker, 74, and Jon Wertheim announced they will remain at 60 Minutes.
- Several correspondents and producers were recently fired as part of CBS’s management changes.
- Fired staff include Sharyn Alfonsi, Cecilia Vega, Tanya Simon, Draggan Mihailovich, Matthew Polevoy, Scott Pelley, and Guy Campanile.
- The three correspondents criticized the firings, saying no clear reasons were given and that those let go stood up for independence and integrity.
- Stahl has worked at CBS News since 1971 and 60 Minutes since 1991; Whitaker joined CBS in 1984 and 60 Minutes in 2014.
- The firings have caused sadness and concern about the future of the show’s journalistic standards.
- Stahl expressed pessimism about the future of the press in general during a 2025 interview.
- Whitaker conducted an interview with Kamala Harris in 2024 that became part of a lawsuit brought by President Trump against CBS.
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