Overview
- In a new interview on Bill O’Reilly’s We’ll Do It Live! podcast, Steve Kroft said he “hated” his 30 seasons at the CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes and “probably wouldn’t” do it again.
- Kroft described the job as a nonstop grind that ran 24 hours a day, with beepers, constant flights, long scripting sessions, and recurring screenings that left little sleep.
- He called the workplace a “snake pit,” saying colleagues resented his appointment and that rivalry bred paranoia, and he said his favorite CBS post was the London bureau.
- Despite the harsh assessment, he said the work could be “exhilarating” because of the scope of stories, and he retired in 2019 as the show’s longest-tenured correspondent with 11 Emmys and five Peabody Awards.
- He reiterated past criticism of Paramount’s $16 million settlement tied to 60 Minutes’ 2024 election coverage and said there is “a lot of fear” inside the program, with no prominent response from CBS reported.