Scott Pelley signs with talent firm CAA following CBS termination
Scott Pelley signs with talent firm CAA following CBS termination
Natassia Paloma, El Paso TimesSat, June 27, 2026 at 12:21 PM UTC
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Texas native Scott Pelley is making a career move following his departure from "60 Minutes."
San Antonio-born Pelley has signed a deal with Creative Artists Agency, the talent firm announced in an Instagram post on Thursday, June 25. Pelley was fired from CBS' "60 minutes" in June after more than two decades after an internal dispute with CBS leadership, which left him without severance or other benefits effective immediately, reported USA TODAY.
"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," the post said.
Why was Scott Pelley fired?
During a heated staff meeting, Pelley accused CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss of "murdering" the news institution, according to a recording obtained by The New York Times. Tensions also flared with new "60 Minutes" executive producer Nick Bilton.
In a termination note, Bilton chastised Pelley for his "performative display of hostility," saying that he "hijacked my first meeting with staff to disparage me, my qualifications and my intentions with remarkable incivility and contempt."
Pelley reflected on his firing in an emotional June 7 interview on The New York Times' "The Interview" podcast. The broadcaster said he doesn't feel "sorry" for himself but cares about the "people that I left behind" at "60 Minutes" and about "this institution that I love so much."
How old is Scott Pelley?
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Pelly is 68 years old. Pelley was born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1957 but moved to Lubbock, Texas, where he grew up.
According to his CBS bio — which has now been taken down — he got his start in journalism at the age of 15 at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal as a copy boy – an entry-level newspaper job.
What is CAA?
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. According to USA TODAY, 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 Pink.
USA TODAY contributed to this story.
Natassia Paloma may be reached at npaloma@gannett.com, @NatassiaPaloma on X; natassia_paloma on Instagram, and Natassia Paloma on Facebook.
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