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BumRushDaShow

(173,712 posts)
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 06:56 PM Saturday

Scott Pelley signs major deal after '60 Minutes' firing

Source: USA Today

June 26, 2026 Updated June 27, 2026, 10:23 a.m. ET


Things may be looking up for Scott Pelley on the job front. The outspoken TV journalist, who was ousted from his longtime post at "60 Minutes" earlier this month, has signed a deal with Creative Artists Agency, the talent firm announced in an Instagram post Thursday, June 25.

"Scott Pelley is a veteran broadcast journalist, most recently serving as a correspondent for '60 Minutes,'" the agency wrote in a statement. "From 2011 to 2017, he served as the anchor and managing editor of 'CBS Evening News.'"

The statement continued: "Scott has won 51 national Emmy Awards, four duPont-Columbia Silver Batons, three Peabody Awards and six Edward R. Murrow Awards. In 2025, he was honored with the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism."

Founded in 1975, Creative Artists Agency is one of the top talent agencies in Hollywood, offering representation to A-listers across film, TV and music. Some of the agency's biggest clients include Oscar-winning actress Jamie Lee Curtis, "Friends" stars Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow, comedian Tracy Morgan and pop stars Ariana Grande and P!nk.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2026/06/26/scott-pelley-caa-deal-60-minutes/90711687007/

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niyad

(135,395 posts)
1. Wasn't there just some scandal involving a CAA exec just recently?
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 07:11 PM
Saturday

epstein-related? or weinstein?

Cha

(321,608 posts)
4. So happy for Scott Pelley & Democracy!
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 08:55 PM
Saturday

We were hoping for great things for him after he got fired for speaking the Truth at C BS Fascist takeover.

Mahalo, BRDS!

calimary

(91,502 posts)
5. Excellent!
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 09:02 PM
Saturday

That’s a terrific talent agency. Hope it lives up to its reputation for Scott Pelley. He deserves it!

manicdem

(570 posts)
6. What does CAA do exactly?
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 11:57 PM
Saturday

Seems like they're a management firm so he's not signed or employed to anything yet?

electric_blue68

(27,957 posts)
9. No, and if he's also with their dedicated Speaker's Bureau then....
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 01:09 PM
Yesterday

they'd be looking for, and obtaining speaking dates for him.

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