CBS News has announced it is ending CBS News Radio, months shy of its 100th anniversary, as part of the latest round of cost-cutting measures.
Launched in 1927, the outlet currently serves approximately 700 stations.
In a statement, CBS News President Tom Cibrowski and Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss said the move was unavoidable.
“While this was a necessary decision, it was not an easy one. A shift in radio station programming strategies, coupled with challenging economic realities, has made it impossible to continue the service,” said CBS News President Tom Cibrowski and Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss. “We are sharing this announcement now to fulfill our commitments to our radio partners and affiliates, which require advance notice of the service’s conclusion.”
Roughly 60-70 CBS News employees are seeing their positions eliminated today. Those associated with CBS News Radio were informed this morning that their final day with the network will be Friday, May 22nd.
“We understand how difficult this news is for our staff and their colleagues, who have worked side by side with us to cover some of the most significant stories of our time,” the memo to staffers continued.
After the news was announced, many took to social media to share their personal connections and recollections of the CBS News Radio brand, and their astonishment that it was going away.
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Good riddence.