The Executive Producer of 60 Minutes Has Clocked Out

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Looks like Bill Owens believes he’s been c-ing some b.s. at CBS. Per the New York Times, the longtime 60 Minutes executive producer has resigned, citing concerns over his journalistic independence in a Tuesday memo to staff. “Over the past few months, it has also become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it,” he wrote. “To make independent decisions based on what was right for 60 Minutes, right for the audience.