Pitts Added to 60 Minutes as Contributing Correspondent

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The clock is ticking on national correspondent Byron Pitts, but at CBS that can be a good thing. Pitts has been named a contributing correspondent for 60 Minutes. He will report at least six stories in the 2009-2010 season, according to executive producer Jeff Fager.

Pitts has contributed stories to the broadcast in the past, including a high-profile interview with New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin about the city’s response to Hurricane Katrina. But it now becomes a regular gig for the veteran reporter, who Fager called one of the finest in the business.

Pitts began as a weekend sports anchor at WNCT-TV Greenville, NC, in 1984. He joined CBS’ affiliate news service CBS Newspath, in 1997, moving to CBS News as a correspondent the following year.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.