Owens

He exploded at the New York Times for that newspaper’s coverage of Trump’s implied threats against CBS’s parent company, Paramount, that led to executive producer Bill Owens of “60 Minutes” resigning.

Last week, Bill Owens, the executive producer of “60 Minutes,” resigned, citing additional corporate pressure over coverage.

Owens, who is still working at the program for a few more weeks, was known for being protective of the program’s independence.

On Tuesday, The New York Times broke the story that Owens, who has spent 37 years with CBS News, 24 of them with “60 Minutes,” informed his staff that he would be stepping down.

This week, the program lost its executive producer, Bill Owens, only the third person to hold the job in the show’s storied history.