CBS Evening News lead anchor Tony Dokoupil defended his relationship with CBS and Paramount amid ongoing controversies surrounding the ’60 Minutes’ firings.
Network Changes and Firings
Dokoupil spoke to The Wall Street Journal on Monday after the wave of high-profile departures at the network, particularly on the long-running ’60 Minutes’ program. Tensions within the network reached a new high earlier this month after correspondent Scott Pelley was fired following a bitter clash with the network’s editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and new ’60 Minutes’ executive producer Nick Bilton.
Though Pelley accused Weiss of ‘murdering’ his program, Dokoupil said that he did not share the same anger towards leadership interference regarding his show. ‘When they make comments like that, I pay attention,’ Dokoupil said. ‘But I can only speak for what’s happening on this side of the street, and it’s not the experience that I’ve had.’
Dokoupil clarified that he had ‘never met David Ellison’ and that he doubted that Ellison would influence his show. ‘He’s never had a comment about my show. He’s never called me to complain about coverage. If he tried to, it wouldn’t have an impact,’ Dokoupil said.
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