Former '60 Minutes' EP Bill Owens Praises Scott Pelley for Speaking Out Against CBS News Staff Purge
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Ted Johnson
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Former '60 Minutes' executive producer Bill Owens praised correspondent Scott Pelley for speaking out against firings and changes at the show, during a New York Press Club event where Owens received the Gabe Pressman Truth to Power Award. Owens commended Pelley's integrity, saying he "can smell fraud a mile away" and expressed pride in Pelley's decision to stand up against the new executive producer's purge of top staffers and correspondents at CBS News.
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DeadlineFormer '60 Minutes' EP Bill Owens Praises Scott Pelley for Speaking Out Against CBS News Staff Purgedeadline.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledBill Owens told a New York Press Club event that Pelley 'can smell fraud a mile away.'
Owens said that Pelley 'stood up the way that I did a year ago and I couldn't be prouder of him, and I know all the people at 60 Minutes couldn't be prouder of him.'
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