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CBS News will end its nearly 100-year-old radio news service on May 22, 2026, eliminating all CBS News Radio positions as part of a broader restructuring led by Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss and CBS News President Tom Cibrowski, citing changes in the media landscape and economic pressures that require downsizing parts of the newsroom to invest in new audiences and platforms.
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 laid off roughly 6% of its staff in the second round of cuts since Skydance/Paramount owner David Ellison took control, and is shuttering CBS News Radio after a 99-year history. The company says the move is a necessary reallocation of newsroom resources to adapt to a changing media landscape, with about 1,100 employees currently at CBS News and the radio unit going off air on May 22, giving 700 affiliated stations two months to replace the service. Bari Weiss, installed as editor‑in‑chief, frames the overhaul as essential to growth and audience reach. The broader Paramount deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery/CNN is in regulatory review and not cited as a driver for the layoffs, though more changes at CBS News are anticipated in the coming months.
CBS News plans to lay off dozens of staff as top editor Bari Weiss reshapes the network toward exclusive, digital‑first reporting, moving away from commodity broadcast news; the cuts are expected to be announced imminently after prior buyouts and Weiss’s warning that sticking to traditional TV could leave CBS ‘toast.’
Mary Walsh, a CBS News veteran who is leaving after 46 years, warns in a farewell memo that reporters have been told to target a particular political spectrum, amid a broader reshaping as Paramount Skydance bids for Warner Bros. Discovery/CNN and Bari Weiss’s leadership signals a shift that has CNN staff fearing a MAGA-friendly direction.
A veteran CBS News producer Mary Walsh exits with a farewell memo alleging staff are being steered to report for a particular political spectrum, a shift critics associate with Bari Weiss’s leadership. The note arrives as Paramount Skydance head David Ellison pursues CNN’s parent company, fueling newsroom anxiety about CNN’s future under new ownership.
Bari Weiss’s plan to reinvent CBS News signals a major pivot for 60 Minutes, with longtime figures like Anderson Cooper departing, Sharyn Alfonsi’s contract up for renewal, and others potentially leaving. The show will relocate to the CBS Broadcast Center as part of broad newsroom consolidations, while Weiss envisions expanding 60 Minutes beyond TV into podcasts, newsletters and live events, potentially adding new correspondents to reflect her broader vision for CBS News.
CBS aired a delayed 60 Minutes piece examining Trump’s claim of “white genocide” in South Africa, a report long-stalled amid Bari Weiss’s editorial influence and ongoing CBS turmoil that coincides with Anderson Cooper’s exit from the program. The segment features interviews with South African farmers and officials who push back on the genocide claim, notes that independent experts find no evidence of genocide, and places the airing in the broader context of leadership changes at CBS.
Anderson Cooper’s departure from 60 Minutes blinds CBS News leadership and signals a broader talent exodus and ongoing shakeups under Bari Weiss, as buyouts and a reframing of the network’s strategy unfold in a changing media landscape.
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss’s overhaul at 60 Minutes has coincided with Anderson Cooper’s exit, with reports that at least one other correspondent could depart as the show is reduced to six anchors; Alfonsi’s looming contract expiry and planned staff cuts add to concerns that loyal viewers may follow the departing stars as CBS shifts to a more conservative-leaning direction.
Anderson Cooper announced he is leaving CBS News' 60 Minutes after nearly 20 years to focus on CNN and his family, a decision that comes as CBS News undergoes leadership changes under Bari Weiss and has prompted prominent media voices to question the show’s future and the network’s stability.
Anderson Cooper is leaving CBS News’ 60 Minutes after nearly two decades to spend more time with his young children, as the network undergoes leadership changes under Bari Weiss that aim to broaden its contributor pool and pursue a streaming-focused strategy. Cooper will continue with CNN under his existing cross-network deal.
Veteran journalist Anderson Cooper will leave 60 Minutes after nearly 20 years, citing a desire to spend more time with his young children as CBS News undergoes leadership changes under editor Bari Weiss. The move highlights ongoing questions about editorial independence at CBS News; Cooper will continue his CNN program under a long-standing CBS arrangement, having recently covered topics from COVID long-haulers to a wreck linked to the last U.S. slave ship near Mobile, Alabama.
Anderson Cooper is leaving CBS’s 60 Minutes after nearly 20 years as a correspondent, saying he won’t renew his CBS contract to spend more time with his young children; he joined the program in 2006 via CNN, and CBS noted his contributions as the network undergoes leadership changes under Bari Weiss.
Veteran journalist Anderson Cooper is poised to leave CBS News' 60 Minutes after nearly two decades, with renewal talks reportedly stalled as he prioritiesCNN and family time; his departure would be a blow to the newsmagazine amid CBS News leadership changes under Bari Weiss, who has pursued restructuring and layoffs. Cooper has previously aired 60 Minutes segments on CNN, and his exit could reshape the program’s ability to promote its stories.