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mahatmakanejeeves

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Fri Jun 5, 2026, 11:43 AM 13 hrs ago

Bari Weiss' new "60 Minutes" boss Nick Bilton is making $2.5 million to lead the program--$1 million more than ousted EP

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Bari Weiss' new "60 Minutes" boss Nick
Bilton is making $2.5 million to lead the program—$1 million more than ousted EP
Tanya Simon was paid for the same job, Peter Kiefer and Tatiana Siegel reported.
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11:16 PM · Jun 4, 2026

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The real Nick Bilton revealed — from political beliefs of new ‘60 Minutes’ boss to the rivals he beat to top job

Published June 4, 2026, 9:45 a.m. ET


Nick Bilton speaking at the EPIX "Berlin Station" LA premiere.

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Bari Weiss' new "60 Minutes" boss Nick Bilton is making $2.5 million to lead the program--$1 million more than ousted EP (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 13 hrs ago OP
Bilton is a white male RussBLib 13 hrs ago #1
To be fair Simon did not have crucial deception talent delisen 13 hrs ago #2
It's all a grift, and we're not in on it. ms liberty 13 hrs ago #3
Expanding salaries... meet shrinking audience and cratering revenue. C_U_L8R 12 hrs ago #4
Just like Trump's dubious record of achievements. lpbk2713 10 hrs ago #5

delisen

(7,457 posts)
2. To be fair Simon did not have crucial deception talent
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 11:55 AM
13 hrs ago

or at least she may not have been willing to put any such talent into the cause of opposing democracy.

C_U_L8R

(49,589 posts)
4. Expanding salaries... meet shrinking audience and cratering revenue.
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 12:42 PM
12 hrs ago

The end for CBS is pretty clear. Heckovajob, Bari.

lpbk2713

(43,309 posts)
5. Just like Trump's dubious record of achievements.
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 02:22 PM
10 hrs ago


Trump is running the USA into the ground.

CBS/Paramount is running 60 Minutes into the ground.

How many RPM is Don Hewitt doing right about now?

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