Press Moves Archive

This analysis examines the growing trend of newsroom budget reductions, staff cuts and consolidation across broadcast television. It argues that repeated rounds of layoffs, ownership changes and cost-driven restructuring have hollowed out local reporting capacity and...

Local reporting highlights layoffs at Kansas City’s Power 105.1, part of a wave of cuts by station owner Cumulus Media. Several on‑air hosts announced they were terminated, underscoring continuing staff reductions across Cumulus stations nationwide. The piece...

CBS Austin confirmed a revision of its weekday morning newscast that includes eliminating two on-air positions as part of a broader format refresh scheduled for mid-September. Management framed the changes as editorial and audience-driven, intended to better serve...

Cumulus-owned Bay Area sports station KNBR announced a programming shake-up that included laying off longtime midday hosts Greg Papa and Greg Silver. The station will replace their show with a new program, bringing back a previously released host to the midday slot....

E.W. Scripps Co. announced a company-wide reorganization that includes 268 job cuts as it shifts local-news operations toward streaming, centralized digital production, automation and AI tools. Leadership framed the reductions as part of a transformation to make...

KCAL-FM announced a sudden programming shift to an automated “All Music, All the Time” classic rock format and released its entire on-air talent roster, including long-tenured hosts and program directors. The move eliminates local live shows in favor of an automated...

The BBC announced a major cost-saving program that will hit its news division particularly hard, with around 15% of news roles due to be cut as part of a broader plan to reduce spending by roughly £600m. Because news accounts for a large share of the corporation's...

Defector examines a fresh round of layoffs at ESPN that removed several long-tenured on-air talent and production staff. The piece argues the cuts reflect a strategic narrowing of the network’s content and priorities—shifting investment toward a small number of...

Longtime ESPN analyst Ryan Clark learned he was being cut during a live taping of NFL Live after the network accelerated notifications to prevent a media leak. The article recounts Clark's final on‑air segment, the network's explanation that the timing was meant to...