Bill Owens has been with CBS News for nearly four decades. After his internship in 1988, he became a senior producer for the White House beat and later, senior broadcast producer for CBS Evening News.

CBS News’ 60 Minutes ended this evening with a segment on the surprise departure of executive producer Bill Owens, a move that has drawn a great deal of consternation in the news division over what’s ahead with parent company Paramount Global’s efforts to merge with Skydance.

A high-intensity drama unfolded on Sunday night when veteran 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley lambasted CBS parent entity Paramount Global over the abrupt departure of colleague Bill Owens. He alleged that the company came up with 'new ways' to 'supervise' the programming of 60 Minutes.