CBS News shutters its radio arm as Bari Weiss overhauls the network
TL;DR
CBS News will end its nearly century-old CBS News Radio division and cut staff as part of a turnaround led by new editor Bari Weiss, with the service set to close May 22, 2026 and about 700 affiliated stations affected.
- CBS News will end radio service, cut jobs as Bari Weiss seeks revival The Washington Post
- CBS News lays off 6% of staff and shutters radio division, kickstarting a Bari Weiss-led overhaul CNN
- CBS News layoffs shut down CBS News Radio, affecting Chicago's WBBM Axios
- CBS News Radio, Onetime Home of Murrow, Will End Amid Layoffs The New York Times
- CBS News shutters its storied radio news service after nearly a century, ending an era NBC News
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