Veteran journalist Steve Kroft has delivered a blunt assessment of his decades-long tenure at the CBS series 60 Minutes, describing the newsroom culture as a "snake pit" and admitting he "hated it." Speaking in a recent podcast interview, Kroft detailed an environment marked by intense competition, long hours and constant pressure behind one of American television's most iconic news programs. 'A snake pit' During an appearance on Bill O'Reilly's 'We'll Do It Live!s' podcast, 30-year veteran Steve Kroft said the internal dynamics at the show were far from friendly.