US EditionCBS News to Shut Down Century-Old Radio Service and Cut 6% of Staff in Digital Pivot
CBS News will end its nearly 100-year-old radio service on May 22, 2026, cutting about 6% of staff due to shifts toward digital and streaming platforms, executives said.
- In memos obtained Friday, Bari Weiss, CBS News editor-in-chief, and Tom Cibrowski, CBS News president, announced CBS News will end CBS News Radio on May 22, 2026.
- The move reflects a shift in radio station programming strategies and challenging economics, with Bari Weiss and Tom Cibrowski framing it as a digital and streaming platforms priority announced earlier this year.
- Dating to 1927, CBS News Radio began with Edward R. Murrow’s World War II reports and serves about 700 affiliate stations, but all CBS News Radio team positions will be eliminated.
- About 60 employees will be affected, as Weiss and Cibrowski said affected staff would be notified by the end of the day in Friday memos.
- Paramount's corporate reshaping means the move positions CBS News to test trading broadcast stability for digital relevance, with mergers potentially causing bureau closures and further cuts, Weiss said.
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