It was a CBS News reunion of sorts in Miami as former “60 Minutes” boss Bill Owens and Wendy McMahon, the news division’s former president and CEO, detailed their 2025 resignations and spoke out against the current regime at the inaugural Jupiter Festival.
Owens and McMahon resigned from CBS News in mid-2025, before the Skydance regime tapped Bari Weiss to serve as McMahon’s successor. The two echoed criticism of Weiss’ handling of the shake-up among the staff of “60 Minutes” this past summer.
In August, reports circulated that Owens was looking to raise money for a new program, potentially even recruiting ex-“60 Minutes” correspondents like Scott Pelley to join. Sources close to Owens denied those reports at the time, and Owens did not divulge his future plans at Jupiter Festival. But he did talk about the Hollywood courting process that unfolded after he exited CBS News.
