The cuts for CNBC come as Versant prepares to showcase its first-ever financial results next week. The company separated from NBCUniversal late last year.
"As I've gone through the six years, one thing I've realized over those six years is that it might be impossible for one man to do all of America. I needed someone else to come in and help me do America on a daily basis."
"By the end of the new three year deal that we that we just agreed to, we will have been on the air more than a decade on this station. It doesn't happen."
"We're thrilled to partner with them as they relaunch this incredible property and help them continue delivering for the fans who have been with them from the beginning."