“We just couldn’t come up with a schedule of assignments on ’60 Minutes’ that was satisfactory for both him and CBS,” president Sean McManus tells the Los Angeles Times. “There’s nothing disrespectful whatsoever in that we’ve tried to do this in a very fair and equitable way, knowing that we couldn’t come to an agreement on a contract extension. It was an ongoing process that from our perspective was as cordial, lengthy and respectful as we could have made it.”
More: “It’s not as if we’re taking away the key and locking the door. In a difficult situation, we’re trying to do this with as much respect and recognition of his enormous legacy at CBS as we can.”
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