CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JUNE 4, 2026
SCOTT PELLEY, THE LONG-TIME CO-HOST OF THE LONG RUNNING CBS SERIES “60 MINUTES” HAS BEEN FIRED FROM THE SHOW AND THE NETWORK “FOR CAUSE.”
WHAT WAS THE CAUSE? HE BIT THE HAND THAT FEEDS HIM. IN A MEETING WITH STAFF, PELLEY RIPPED THE SHOW’S NEW EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, NICK BILTON, SAYING HE HAS NO EXPERIENCE RUNNING A SHOW LIKE “60 MINUTES.
IN A LETTER TO PELLEY, BILTON SAID: “YOU HIJACKED MY FIRST MEETING WITH STAFF TO DISPARAGE ME, MY QUALIFICATIONS, AND MY INTENTIONS WITH REMARKABLE INCIVILITY AND CONTEMPT. (YOUR) PERFORMATIVE DISPLAY OF HOSTILITY ENACTED IN FRONT OF THE STAFF INSTEAD OF IN A CIVIL, PRIVATE CONVERSATION DEMONSTRATED THAT YOU HAVE NO INTEREST IN CONTRIBUTING TO THE FUTURE SUCCESS OF THE SHOW, OR APROACHING MY NEW TENURE WITH A MIND OPEN TO COLLABORATION AND PROGRESS.”
NO ONE HAS A RIGHT TO WORK AT ANY NETWORK. THESE ARE PRIVATE BUSINESSES THAT CAN HIRE OR FIRE WHOM THEY WISH. THE NEW HEAD OF CBS NEWS, BARI WEISS, HAS MADE CLEAR SHE WANTS MORE BALANCE IN THE NETWORK’S NEWS COVERAGE.
I’VE BEEN FIRED FROM JOBS, BUT I NEVER COMPLAINED. PERHAPS PELLEY WANTED TO GO OUT AS A MARTYR, LIKE STEPHEN COLBERT. I’M CAL THOMAS.
