60 Minutes Names Draggan Mihailovich Executive Editor

Draggan Mihailovich has been named government editor of CBS Information’ Sunday newsmagazine present, 60 Minutes.Mihailovich fills the function vacated by Tanya Simon, who in July was named government producer of the printed. He beforehand served as a 60 Minutes producer, having been a part of the award-winning present since becoming a member of in 1998. “Draggan is a first-rate journalist and storyteller whose items have been among the many most memorable to air on 60 Minutes since he joined the printed almost three many years in the past,” stated Simon, who introduced Mihailovich’s appointment on Aug. 21. “Whether or not he’s producing investigations, options, or profiles of legendary athletes, he thinks massive and has the best requirements. I can’t consider a greater accomplice.”“That is the glory of my profession. I’ve had the privilege to work with many legends inside 60 Minutes, and it means an awesome deal to me to assist usher in a brand new period of the printed beneath Tanya,” Mihailovich added. 60 Minutes goals to revert to its authentic function of reporting on main information tales, reasonably than being a part of the information itself, because it was earlier this 12 months when it turned embroiled in discussions about Paramount World’s acquisition by Skydance Media. This commotion led to the departure of former government producer Invoice Owens, who cited a lack of journalistic independence as the explanation for his sudden exit. Regardless of this, 60 Minutes nonetheless made tv historical past by ending because the No.1 information program for the 51st consecutive 12 months, averaging 8.32 million viewers.