Sunday 60 minutes At the end, last week's surprise departure was made to executive producer Bill Owens.

In the "Last Minute" section of the show, correspondent Scott Paley took a moment to resign from Owens as executive producer, a position he held since 2019.

Notice 60 minutes Pelley has covered many controversial stories in nearly 60 decades of competition because it’s hard to make sure those stories are “accurate and fair.” ”

He continued: "But our parent company Paramount is trying to complete the merger. The Trump administration must approve it.

Perley noted that Owens has been working at CBS journalism for 40 years, of which 26 are in 60 minutes - "No one is happy about it here". Owens is just the third executive producer in CBS Newsmagazine history. Last year, he added CBS Evening News.

Owens announced his shocked resignation last week. In an email to employees, he cited “Understanding decisions based on the right thing, no independent decisions can be made 60 minutes. ”

“In the past few months, … it’s obvious that I will not allow performances like I’ve been doing,” Owens wrote. “Make independent decisions based on the right decisions.” 60 minutessuitable for the audience. So after defending this show and everything we represent, from every angle, over time, I can step on the side so that the show can move forward. ”

Read Pelley's full review 60 minutes the following:

At the last minute of tonight, notes about Bill Owens, which were until last week 60 minutes. He is our boss.

Bill worked at CBS journalism for nearly 40 years, 60 minutes. He covered the world, covered the battle, the White House. His seeks to open up, not to close them.

If you’ve ever worked hard for your boss because you admire him, you’ll know what we love here.

Bill resigned Tuesday. It's hard for him, it's hard for us, but he did it for us and you.

The story of our pursuit of 57 years is often controversial. Recently, Israel's Gaza War and the Trump administration.

Bill makes sure they are accurate and fair. That way he will be hard. But our parent company Paramount is trying to complete the merger. The Trump administration must approve it.

Paramount started monitoring our content in new ways. None of our stories were stopped, but Bill felt he had lost the independence required by honest journalism.

No one here is happy about it, but when he resigns, Bill proves one thing: he is the right person for the leader 60 minutes Always.