'Talk about getting gaslit,' Katie Couric rips into former '60 Minutes' boss

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Set us as preferred Veteran broadcast journalist Katie Couric has leveled sharp criticism at CBS’s 60 Minutes, detailing a culture of systemic sexism and marginalization she says she experienced during her tenure at the prestigious newsmagazine.On this week’s episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, Couric, 69, described incidents during her time at “60 Minutes” when her story ideas were reassigned to her male counterparts.

She described the circumstances as “really tough situations.”The Emmy-winning journalist said she suspected early on that Jeff Fager, the “60 Minutes” executive producer at the time, didn’t take a liking to her.“I think maybe because he wasn’t really consulted about bringing me over,” said Couric.“I was sort of seen as somebody from a different network coming in and sort of muddying the waters.

I hadn’t come up in the CBS system.So I don’t know, he just didn’t like me.”Couric started both her run at the newsmagazine as a correspondent and as an anchor at CBS News in 2006, after spending 15 years co-hosting NBC’s “Today” show.

Her role at CBS made her the first female solo anchor of a national weeknight news broadcast.She stayed with the network for five years before taking on a new role as special correspondent for ABC News.

Hollywood Inc.With an executive producer new to TV and the need to replace four correspondents, can the venerable program retain its stature?Fager remained at “60 Minutes” from 2004 to 2018.

He also served as the chairman of CBS News.He was eventually fired for allegedly sending a “harsh” message to a CBS reporter.

At the time, he was also facing accusations of ignoring inappropriate behavior at “60 Minutes.” He previously denied the claims.CBS could not be reached for comment.Trouble first came to a head when Couric pitche...