Summary
CBS News announced it will shut down its nearly 100-year-old radio network, impacting around 700 radio stations across the United States. This decision is part of a shift towards digital content and includes laying off 6% of CBS News staff. The radio network will officially stop broadcasting on May 22.
Key Facts
- CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss announced the closure of CBS News Radio.
- The shutdown affects about 700 radio stations nationwide.
- CBS News will lay off 6% of its workforce.
- The closure is due to changing radio programming strategies and challenging economic conditions.
- CBS News Radio began in 1927 and officially became CBS in 1928.
- The radio service will end on May 22.
- The decision aims to focus more on digital offerings.
- Staff losing their jobs will be treated "with care and respect," according to CBS executives.
