US EditionCBS News to Shut Down Century-Old Radio Service and Cut 6% of Staff in Digital Pivot
CBS News will end its nearly 100-year-old radio service on May 22, laying off about 6% of staff amid a shift to digital platforms and changing radio trends.
- On Friday, CBS News announced it will shut down CBS News Radio and end the radio service on May 22, 2026, the memo from Bari Weiss and Tom Cibrowski said.
- Weiss's digital-first strategy, which emphasizes streaming and new contributor hires, prompted a shift in radio programming and economic challenges, leading to the service's closure.
- Launched in September 1927, CBS News Radio rose to prominence with Edward R. Murrow's World War II reports and now supplies about 700 affiliate stations with news roundups.
- About 6% of staff are being cut, affecting roughly 60 to 70 employees, who were notified Friday with about 30 minutes' notice to join a 9:30 a.m. ET Zoom meeting.
- The shutdown positions CBS to prioritize digital and streaming as the news division prepares for corporate change tied to a proposed Paramount acquisition and CNN integration, with executives warning of shared news-gathering costs, bureau closures, and further personnel cuts.
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After all of David Ellison's movements, Paramount continues to make adjustments to his business, now as far as the news division on CBS News is concerned.New reports indicate dismissals on CBS News by Paramount, in addition to the end of his radio broadcasts.Paramount fired 6% of CBS News' staff through an internal Paramount statement that was leaked, the 6% cut in CBS News' workforce immediately came out.The layoffs memorandum was signed by Bar…
CBS News Slashes Staff, Shuts Down Radio Division.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: CBS News is shutting down its radio service in May after nearly 100 years in operation, and laying off approximately six percent of its workforce.WHO WAS INVOLVED: CBS News employees, including those affected by the layoffs, CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss, and CBS News President Tom Cibrowski.WHEN & WHERE: The radio unit will officially go off air on May 22, 2026, with the announcement made on Friday in a memo to …
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