CBS News Radio, with origins that trace back to the founding of the network nearly a century ago, will be shut down on May 22.
CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss and CBS News president Tom Cibrowski announced the closure of the unit on Friday, as the news division undergoes another round of jobs cuts.
In a memo obtained by Deadline, they wrote, “Today, we informed our CBS News Radio team and approximately 700 affiliated stations that we will end the service on May 22, 2026.
“Unfortunately, this decision means that all positions within the CBS News Radio team are being eliminated. 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.”
They said that a shift “in radio station programming strategies, coupled with challenging economic realities, has made it impossible to continue the service.”
CBS sold its owned radio stations to Entercom in 2017, but it continued its news service.
Weiss and Cibrowski wrote, “For nearly 100 years, CBS News Radio has delivered original reporting to the nation—from Edward R. Murrow’s World War II reports in London to today’s daily White House updates. Our signature broadcast, ‘World News Roundup,’ remains the longest-running newscast in the country. CBS News Radio served as the foundation for everything we have built since 1927.”
More to come.
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