UPDATE May 28, 1:18pm:
Another 60 Minutes shakeup has occurred after Sharyn Alfonsi was fired on May 28. Correspondent Cecilia Vega, as well as senior executive producers, Tanya Simon and Draggan Mihailoivich, were fired on Thursday, according to Variety.
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