From NY Post: CBS News’ latest round of cuts under editor-in-chief Bari Weiss claimed a handful of anchors and correspondents — with more top talent to come in later weeks.
Sources told The Post that some of the network’s Friday casualties include correspondent Elaine Quijano, who was also weekend morning anchor for New York; Dallas-based correspondent Omar Villafranca; Los Angeles-based correspondent Nidia Cavazos; Las Vegas-based correspondent Andres Gutierrez; national correspondent Dave Malkoff; and Karen Hua, a national reporter in Houston.
They join Washington, DC-based reporter Nick Kurtz and political reporter Hunter Woodall, who announced that they were let go on X. The DC bureau lost above five staff total, said a source with knowledge of the matter.
CBS News also cut environmental correspondent David Schechter, the Los Angeles Times reported.
CBS said Friday that it is laying off 6% of its workforce, impacting approximately 60 to 70 employees.
“Today we are reducing the size of our workforce, and employees who are affected will be notified by the end of the day,” Weiss and CBS News president Tom Cibrowski informed staff in a Friday memo.
The duo said the people being let go are not “just names on a list.”
“They are talented, committed colleagues who have been critical to our success,” the pair said, adding that the departing staff would be treated “with care and respect.”
“It’s no secret that the news business is changing radically, and that we need to change along with it,” they said, pointing to “new audiences … burgeoning in new places.”
CBS is also completely shutting down its radio division, ending a 100-year history.
More layoffs are anticipated as contracts for high-profile talent expire.
CBS News lays off 6% of staff and announces CBS News Radio is shutting down after nearly 100 years on air, kickstarting a Bari Weiss-led overhaul.https://t.co/GTmEbTNA4F
— CNN (@CNN) March 20, 2026
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