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.

As Bill Owens’ almost four decade tenure at CBS comes to an end, with nearly three decades being spent at 60 Minutes, the future of the iconic news program remains in the balance. But in terms of the bittersweet send off given by correspondent Scott Pelley, the decision was recalled with the following intent: