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January 14, 2009

Byron Pitts added to 60 minutes

The veteran, award-winning CBS News Correspondent Byron Pitts has been named a contributing correspondent to 60 Minutes it was announced Jan. 13, 2009, by Jeff Fager, executive producer of the broadcast. Pitts, who has appeared on 60 Minutes periodically since 2006, will be featured regularly beginning in the 2009-10 season and will report at least six stories. He will also continue to work for the CBS Evening News With Katie Couric, but with the new title of chief national correspondent.

Recently Byron's wife, Lyne Pitts, stepped down as vice president of NBC News, to write a book and to move "to the next phase" of her career.

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