CBS News’ Jeff Glor Among Those Departing Amid Latest Round Of Paramount Global Layoffs
The Paramount Global round of layoffs today have impacted CBS News once again, with special correspondent and CBS Saturday Morning co-host Jeff Glor among those departing, according to two sources familiar with the cutbacks.
Glor was the anchor of CBS Evening News from 2017 to 2019. He has been with the network since 2007, having previously worked at WHDH-TV Boston.
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Others departing include Anna Werner, senior consumer investigative correspondent, and Ben Tracy, senior national and environmental correspondent, sources said.
CBS parent Paramount Global announced further cutbacks today as part of a goal of reducing its workforce by 15% and achieving $500 million in annual cost savings.
“Like the entire Media industry, we are working to accelerate streaming profitability while at the same time adjusting to the evolving landscape in our traditional businesses. In order to set Paramount up for continued success, we are taking these actions,” George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins wrote in a memo this morning. “Days like today are never easy. It is difficult to say goodbye to valued colleagues, and to those departing, we are incredibly grateful for your countless contributions.”
CBS News already has been through a round of cuts, and it has announced plans to overhaul CBS Evening News after the fall election. Norah O’Donnell, who succeeded Glor, is departing as anchor and will become a special correspondent, while the newscast will be co-anchored by John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois. Bill Owens, the executive producer of 60 Minutes, also will serve as supervising producer of the evening newscast. Dickerson will continue his show on the CBS News 24/7 streaming service, and DuBois will continue to anchor on the CBS-owned station in New York. The network has been embarking on further integration of its national and local news operations, after CBS News and Stations were merged into one unit in 2021.
Puck first reported on Glor’s departure.
CBS News President Ingrid Ciprián-Matthews stepped down from her position last summer, after less than a year in the job, citing the transformation of the business and the fact that “a number of short- and long-term decisions need to be made.”
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