The Atlantic has hired Madeleine Carlisle, the 30-year-old daughter of Stephen Colbert, as a staff writer — a move the magazine is calling "a homecoming" for a journalist who started her career there as an editorial fellow in 2018 (The Atlantic).

Carlisle arrives from 60 Minutes, where she worked as an associate producer until recently departing the CBS newsmagazine. Her exit is the latest in a string of staff departures from the programme since CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss took the helm (Deadline). Carlisle is the daughter of Colbert and his wife Evelyn McGee Colbert (The Wrap).

During her 60 Minutes tenure, which began in 2022, Carlisle worked on stories with correspondents Scott Pelley, Anderson Cooper, and Cecilia Vega. One of those segments — an investigation into crypto billionaire Changpeng Zhao — earned an Emmy nomination for outstanding investigative coverage, according to a memo to Atlantic staffers from editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg (Deadline). Before 60 Minutes, Carlisle spent time at Time magazine. Her earlier Atlantic fellowship was on the Politics desk, where she wrote about a Florida woman whose nephew was killed in the Parkland shooting and about President Trump's unfulfilled promises to GM workers in Ohio.

The Atlantic also hired Danyel Smith as a second new staff writer. Smith spent three years as a contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine and previously served as editor of both Vibe and Billboard. She is the author of Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop (Deadline).

Carlisle's departure from 60 Minutes comes months after CBS cancelled The Late Show, the late-night programme hosted by her father (USA Today). The network has been reshaping the newsmagazine's roster. Correspondents Scott Pelley and Sharyn Alfonsi, ousted in a broader shakeup, were subsequently named journalists in residence at Columbia University. Other departures include executive editor Draggan Mihailovich, correspondent Cecilia Vega, and longtime producer Henry Schuster.

On the incoming side, 60 Minutes recently announced new hires of its own: New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, Perfect Storm author Sebastian Junger, and former Vice News correspondent Gianna Toboni (Deadline).

For Carlisle, the Atlantic role closes a loop. She left the magazine seven years ago, built a broadcast journalism career, and is now returning with an Emmy-nominated investigation behind her. For The Atlantic, it brings back a byline they already know — and pairs her with an editor and author whose roots run through two of the most influential music publications in the United States.