CBS News has appointed Nick Bilton as executive producer of “60 Minutes,” CNBC reports. He replaces Tanya Simon, who has been with the program for more than 30 years. Bilton, a
former New York Times technology columnist, faces the task, of winning over newsroom employees, many of whom believe the changes at the long-running No. 1 news show are politically motivated, but
Bilton says his hiring is not a political maneuver.