Legendary '60 Minutes' correspondent Steve Croft says he 'hated' working on the show: 'It's only 24 hours in a day'

Longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Steve Kroft recently told Bill O'Reilly about "Let's Do It Live!"podcast that he "hated" his time on the CBS news show.“'60 Minutes' was really fascinating and I...

Legendary 60 Minutes reporter Steve Kroft says he hates working on the show: "There's only 24 hours in a day."

60 Minutes' Steve Croft recently told Bill O'Reilly, "We'll do it live!"On the podcast, he "hated" his time on CBS News.

"'60 Minutes' was very appealing, and I thought, I'm not sure I'm ever going to do it. I didn't really think about it. When I did it, there's a lot going on, first of all, the job is only 24 hours a day," Croft said.Screening and then start, start again."

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Kraft explained that he was drawn to "60 Minutes" because the host appreciated "good news."He also said it was "exciting" because of the amount of exposure his work, good or bad, would bring.After reporting on some of the more dangerous cases, Kraft said he and other reporters were "happy that you're alive."

Kroft also recalled how competitive it was to get into the “60 Minutes” newsroom and how jealous reporters were after getting the job.

"I remember when I got tapped on '60 Minutes,' I thought, 'This is wonderful,' and I expected a lot of people to come up and say, 'That's really great, I'm really happy for you,'" Croft recalled."And after a while, you realize that not everyone was happy that I got the job. They wanted more people. So you suddenly end up making a bunch of enemies... It's a pit."

After joining "60 Minutes" in 1989, Croft retired from CBS in 2019 at the age of 73. After 30 seasons, he became the show's longest-serving reporter. His career highlights included interviewing Hillary Clinton, then the wife of future President Bill Clinton. When asked about rumors of an extramarital affair, Hillary Clinton infamously said, "NoI'm sitting here like Tammy Wynette standing next to my man.I'm sitting here because I love him and I respect him."He also published a report on insider trading in the US Congress that led to major reforms and interviewed US President Obama 11 times.

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