CBS News anchor Jeff Glor is one of nearly 2,000 employees affected by widespread layoffs at Paramount Global, according to a report from Puck’s Dylan Byers.
Glor serves as a special correspondent for CBS News and also anchors CBS Saturday Morning for the network. He previously served as the anchor for CBS Evening News from 2017 to 2019, replacing Scott Pelley before Norah O’Donnell began hosting the nightly newscast.
In a memo to employees on Tuesday, co-CEOs Brian Robins, Chris McCarthy, and George Cheeks said that the overwhelming majority of cuts will be finished by the end of the day. “In order to set Paramount up for continued success, we are taking these actions, and after today, 90% of these reductions will be complete,” the memo stated.
Paramount is in the midst of cutting 15% of its workforce as it prepares to merge with Skydance Media. In the process, it hopes to slash more than $500 million from its budget in the cuts.
