Stahl, Whitaker, Wertheim say they will stay at ‘60 Minutes’

Announcement comes after new executive producer Nick Bilton acknowledged ‘difficult’ few days

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The three remaining “60 Minutes” correspondents — Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim — said Friday they will remain with the CBS News show.

In an internal memo reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, the trio said their decision to remain with the iconic newsmagazine should not be seen as an endorsement of recent firings of on-air and managerial talent but rather as a signal of their desire to make sure the show doesn’t die.

“We have been grieving because this whole mess has wounded and damaged the broadcast. We want to stay and fight, try to repair and preserve our reputation,” they wrote. 

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