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Bill Owens’ Net Worth: How Much Money Does He Make?

Bill Owens spent years leading 60 Minutes, but how much money has he made during his career? Find out more about the executive producer’s financial standing here.

In a memo to staff, he said he could no longer make autonomous decisions due to growing corporate oversight from CBS’s parent company, Paramount Global, which is pursuing a merger requiring approval from the Trump administration. Although CBS and its legal team consider the lawsuit groundless, Paramount is reportedly considering a settlement or public apology, a move that has unsettled newsroom staff. Correspondent Scott Pelley addressed Owens’s resignation on air, emphasizing that while no stories had been blocked, the increased corporate supervision had compromised the independence necessary for honest journalism.

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