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.

Legendary “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley launched an astonishing on-air attack on his Paramount bosses for interfering with their coverage. Pelley went rogue at the end of Sunday night’s episode during what appeared to be a simple tribute to Bill Owens,