Can Nick Bilton lead ‘60 Minutes’? Former colleagues offer sharply different views

Can Nick Bilton lead ‘60 Minutes’? NBC News spoke to 11 of Bilton’s former colleagues, who offered sharply different views.

After “60 Minutes” executive producer Nick Bilton’s hiring led to a meltdown this week inside CBS News, a key question emerged: Is the broadcast novice qualified to lead one of America’s historically top-rated network news programs? I spoke to 11 of Bilton’s former colleagues to find out, and their takes ranged from “Absolutely!” to “Lord, no!”

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