Tanya Simon, CBS News Veteran, Promoted to '60 Minutes' Executive Editor
April 11 2019 - 8:41PM
Dow Jones News
By Maria Armental
Tanya Simon, a long-time CBS Corp. journalist and daughter of
the late veteran correspondent Bob Simon, has been promoted to
executive editor of "60 Minutes."
As the No. 2 executive at the venerable Sunday night news
magazine, Ms. Simon will report to Bill Owens.
"Tanya is fantastic journalist with two decades worth of
reporting at 60 Minutes. She has been central to this season's
strong start, both on TV and our digital platform," Mr. Owens said
in a statement. "I could not ask for a better partner."
Ms. Simon, who joined CBS News in 1996 as a researcher for news
magazine "48 Hours," most recently worked as a senior producer with
"60 Minutes," where she oversaw digital content and supervised
production of "60 Minutes Sports" for Showtime.
Ms. Simon produced the first major TV interview with WikiLeaks
founder Julian Assange, the Emmy-winning first interview with hero
pilot Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, and an investigation that
revealed how Lance Armstrong used banned substances to win bicycle
races.
60 Minutes premiered in 1968 and has anchored the CBS Sunday
primetime schedule since 1976.
Mr. Owens took the helm at 60 Miinutes after Jeff Fager was
fired last year following a confrontation with a CBS News reporter
who was probing allegations of inappropriate conduct by Mr. Fager.
Mr. Fager has denied the allegations.
Write to Maria Armental at maria.armental@wsj.com
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