Kroft Reveals Sixty Minutes Grind: 'I Hated It'

0:00It's April 5th. Welcome in. This is Entertainment and celebrity news today where the headlines shine, powered by AI. Steve Croft, the long time 60 minutes correspondent now retired at 80 years old, just dropped the bombshell on Bill O'Reilly's podcast. After 30 seasons on the iconic CBS show, he straight up said he wouldn't do it again because he hated the grind. Croft spilled that the job wrecked him with his non-stop demands. But April 2nd episode got real quick. He painted a picture of 24 hour chaos beepers blowing up at all hours, hopping jets worldwide, then holding up for days to write scripts before endless screenings. Sure, it had its thrills and killer stories, but the exhaustion was no joke. Croft didn't hold back on the industry's dark side either. He called it paranoid and cutthroat, where folks smile to your face but watch your back. When he landed the gig back in 1989, he made instant enemies since others wanted it bad. He much preferred his chill days as a CBS correspondent in London.

1:02Fast forward to his 2019 retirement after nearly 500 stories, including sits with presidents like Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Leslie Stahl even tried talking him out of it, saying nobody walks away from 60 minutes. But Croft wanted to bounce while still sharp and chase new vibes. Currently others like Anderson Cooper dipped after almost 20 years, juggling it with CNN and Family Life. Turns out the glamour hides a brutal reality that even legends can't sustain forever.