In a rare on-air rebuke April 27, longtime correspondent for the CBS newsmagazine Scott Pelley said the broadcaster's parent company Paramount had become heavy-handed in its oversight.

Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley addressed the resignation of the show's executive producer, Bill Owens, in a rare and impassioned statement on air.

Scott Pelley of “60 Minutes” took to the airwaves Sunday night to criticize changes made by Paramount and the subsequent