Tanya Simon has been named executive editor of “60 Minutes,” executive producer Bill Owens announced on Thursday.
“Tanya is [a] fantastic journalist with two decades worth of reporting at ’60 Minutes.’ She has been central to this season’s strong start, both on TV and our digital platform. I could not ask for a better partner,” Owens said in a statement.
Simon was previously a senior producer and has been with the news magazine for nearly two decades. She replaces Owens, who was bumped to executive producer in February, replacing Jeff Fager, who was ousted amid a cloud of sexual misconduct accusations last fall.