Scott Pelley Spent Nearly Four Decades At CBS News And Survived Countless Industry Upheavals — But After A Heated Confrontation Over The Future Of 60 Minutes He Was Suddenly Fired Less Than A Day Later And The Warning He Issued Before Walking Away Is Now Fueling Even Bigger Questions About What Is Happening Inside The Network
“Incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc,” Pelley said in a statement, referring in part to CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss. “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley in September.Michele Crowe / CBS via Getty Images CBS News fired veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley on Tuesday, a day after he confronted the show’s new … Read more