Share LinkedIn Pin EmailSaquan Stimpson / ZUMA Press Wire / TNSScott MacFarlane, a high-profile hire for CBS News five years ago, announced Monday he is leaving the network. “I will always value the opportunity I had to work alongside the talented and committed professionals here,” MacFarlane said. Weiss was recruited by Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison with a mandate to move CBS News to the political center. Weiss is expected to make significant changes to 60 Minutes and other CBS News programs in the coming months. Before arriving at CBS News, MacFarlane served for eight years as an investigative reporter for WRC-TV, the NBC station in Washington, D.C.———-Stephen Battaglio; Los Angeles Times; (TNS) | ©2026 Los Angeles Times.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 10, 2026 07:26 UTC