# Bill Owens Veteran [[CBS News]] producer and the third-ever executive producer of [[60 Minutes]], who resigned in April 2025 saying he had lost the editorial independence to run the broadcast as it had always been run. His exit was the first public crack in the [[Skydance-Paramount]] takeover's pressure on CBS News. > [!note] Stub > Minimum-viable page created to support the [[CBS Timeline]]. Expand with the resignation memo and the staff response.