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New ’60 Minutes’ Chief Nick Bilton Brought in TV Consultant to Help With Transition to CBS Newsroom

Nick Bilton hired television production consultant Kelly Funke to help his transition to lead the “60 Minutes” newsroom, and did so before the firings and turmoil that have roiled the CBS show, TheWrap has learned.

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Nick Bilton hired television production consultant Kelly Funke to help his transition to lead the “60 Minutes” newsroom, and did so before the firings and turmoil that have roiled the CBS show, TheWrap has learned. Funke, a TV consultant with more than a decade of experience, has been accompanying Bilton during his first days leading the CBS program and helping organize meetings with staff, producers and assistants, Reuters first reported on Wednesday .

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