Overview
- Kroft’s comments, made Thursday on Bill O’Reilly’s We’ll Do It Live! podcast, included that he “hated” the job and probably would not do it again.
- He described 60 Minutes as a cutthroat “snake pit” with little civility, saying colleagues were paranoid and that he made enemies as soon as he got the coveted role.
- He said the work became a 24/7 grind with constant travel, long scripting days, and repeated screenings, and he added that his favorite CBS post was the London bureau.
- Despite his criticism, he noted the storytelling could be “exhilarating,” and his 30-season run from 1989 to 2019 included major interviews, 11 Emmys, and five Peabody Awards.
- Coverage links his comments to broader turmoil at CBS News, including leadership changes under Bari Weiss, recent staff cuts, and last summer’s $16 million Paramount settlement with President Donald Trump that Kroft previously called a “shakedown.”