Tony Dokoupil Pays Tribute to Scott Pelley After '60 Minutes' Firing
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Jack Dunn
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Summary
CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil paid tribute to Scott Pelley during a broadcast after Pelley was fired from '60 Minutes' following a conflict with new executive producer Nick Bilton. Dokoupil highlighted Pelley's dedication to journalism and his mentorship of new correspondents, emphasizing Pelley's belief in freedom of the press as a fundamental right.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledWhen I started at CBS, Scott Pelley was in this very chair, and still doing a dozen stories a year for '60 Minutes,'
And amid all of that, still meeting every new correspondent to share his view of the mission here,
He believed freedom of the press, to quote [James] Madison, was 'the right that guaranteed'
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