Bill Owens, the longtime executive producer of CBS News' "60 Minutes," is stepping down over concerns about editorial independence, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on April 22.

Bill Owens, the former executive director of the CBS News show “60 Minutes,” abruptly resigned last month after telling staff that he had lost the freedom to run the program independently.

The professor’s evaluation of the talents of his former Towson University student, Bill Owens, was obviously heartfelt and his labelling “60 Minutes” as the “finest news reporting show in ...