Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker And Jon Wertheim Staying At Embattled ‘60 Minutes’ Murray is a Forbes news reporter covering entertainment trends.Jun 05, 2026, 12:37pm EDTToplineVeteran “60 Minutes” correspondents Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim vowed to “stay and fight” at the news program that has undergone significant upheaval under CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, saying in a joint memo Friday they “don’t want to see ‘60 Minutes’ die.”Lesley Stahl and colleagues vowed to "stay and fight" at the embattled "60 Minutes." (Photo by James Devaney/GC Images)GC ImagesKey FactsThis is a developing story. Check back for updates.LOADING VIDEO PLAYER...FORBES’ FEATURED Video
Stahl, Whitaker And Wertheim Vow To ‘Stay And Fight’ At ‘60 Minutes’
The “60 Minutes” correspondents vowed to stay at the news program, but criticized the firings of their colleagues and said newsrooms should not be run like “dictatorships.”
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