CBS News layoffs will disrupt a key national news pipeline for Chicago’s top-rated all-news station, WBBM Newsradio.
The big picture: CBS News laid off 6% of its staff on Friday to cut costs. The cuts include shutting down CBS News Radio, which began broadcasting in 1927 and offered national newscasts to over 700 stations nationwide.
- CBS News Radio traces its roots to Chicago as United Independent Broadcasters before rebranding and moving to New York.
- WBBM Newsradio, owned by CBS Radio for decades, was sold to Audacy in 2017.
Yes, but: WBBM still relies on those CBS national newscasts, which anchor its hourly format…