CBS’s Scott Pelley Blasts Former Boss David Rhodes for ‘Hostile Work Environment’
CBS’ Scott Pelley publicly blasted his former bosses on Sunday—training most of his fire on ex-news division president David Rhodes, claiming Rhodes fired him as anchor of the CBS Evening News for complaining internally about a “hostile work environment” for male and female news division staffers.
In surprising remarks on CNN that ended the relative Memorial Day Weekend calm for his current bosses, especially Rhodes’ successor Susan Zirinsky, Pelley told Reliable Sources host Brian Stelter:
•That Rhodes threatened his job over his “hostile work environment” complaints.