The Clock Is Ticking to Pull Off an Entirely New ‘60 Minutes’
CBS News is undergoing a significant overhaul of its flagship program '60 Minutes' under the leadership of editor-in-chief Bari Weiss. The network is attempting to balance necessary modernization with the preservation of the show's legacy as it debuts a new season.
Why it matters
The restructuring of a long-running, high-ratings news program reflects broader shifts in media management and the challenges of maintaining legacy brand relevance.
In the early days of CBS News, Edward R. Murrow led programs like Person to Person and See It Now from CBS' Manhattan studios in Grand Central Terminal.
The network would eventually depart Grand Central for the CBS Broadcast Center on West 57th street (what was once the CBS space in the train terminal is now a tennis club), but the network's history in the building is the stuff of news lore.
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