Jeff Fager
Jeffrey B. Fager (born December 10, 1954) is an American television news producer who served as executive producer of the CBS News program 60 Minutes from 2004 to 2018 and concurrently as chairman of CBS News from 2011 to 2018.[1][2]
Fager's three-decade career at CBS began with international reporting roles, including producing for the CBS Evening News in London, before ascending to leadership positions that emphasized investigative journalism and global coverage.[3][4]
Under his stewardship, 60 Minutes maintained its prominence as a premier broadcast, with Fager authoring a book chronicling its history and innovations.[5][6]
His tenure ended abruptly in September 2018 when CBS terminated his contract for violating company policy by sending a threatening text message to a network correspondent amid an internal investigation into allegations of workplace harassment, which Fager has consistently denied.[7][8][9]