(Reuters) -Paramount Global's CBS News on Thursday appointed Tanya Simon as the executive producer of its prime time news magazine broadcast "60 Minutes", in place of Bill Owens, who had stepped down ...

CBS News announced Thursday that “60 Minutes” interim executive producer Tanya Simon would become the official executive producer, replacing Bill Owens. Simon, who is the daughter of the late ...

CBS News named Tanya Simon the new executive producer of “60 Minutes,” making her just the fourth executive to lead the program in its nearly 60 years on air and the first wom ...

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"60 Minutes" executive producer Bill Owens abruptly quit the long-running CBS News program and put out a statement that it was clear he would not be able to run the show as he had previously done.

CBS News President and CEO Wendy McMahon and “60 Minutes” executive producer Bill Owens, who both opposed a settlement, resigned in recent weeks.

Former CBS News executive producer Bill Owens. Variety via Getty Images Simons has worked at “60 Minutes” for 25 years and her appointment was strongly supported by prominent staffers.

Award-winning journalist Tanya Simon has been named executive producer of "60 Minutes​," America's #1 news program.

CBS News said Thursday it has selected Tanya Simon as the top producer at “60 Minutes,” elevating a respected insider in a closely-watched appointment given the turmoil that enveloped the ...

Simon was first tapped to lead "60 Minutes" in April following the resignation of Bill Owens, who claimed he could no longer maintain editorial independence from corporate honchos while CBS ...

Simon has worked there for 25 years and been interim executive producer since her predecessor Bill Owens quit in April, saying he questioned whether he'd be allowed to lead the program as he saw fit.

Simon got her start at CBS News in 1996 as a researcher for its other newsmagazine “48 Hours.” She joined “60 Minutes” in 2000, working with correspondent Ed Bradley on a variety of reports including ...