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CBS Picks Nick Bilton as New '60 Minutes' Leader, 1st From Outside TV News

May 28 (Reuters) – CBS News named on Thursday journalist and author Nick Bilton as executive producer of news magazine show 60 Minutes, marking the first time the show has tapped a leader from outside traditional television news. Bilton, 49, is the fifth executive producer in the show’s history. His appointment is part of a shakeup at the 57-year-old program and follows a string of other unconventional hires of podcasters and opinion writers in a new strategy to draw younger audiences. He succeeds Tanya Simon, who became the program’s first female executive producer last year. CBS News editor-...