Press Moves
The Agility team is pleased to deliver your weekly roundup of moves, job opportunities, and key industry updates. The content found on this page is a sample of tracked changes to the industry—the full roundup can be found in the Press Moves email newsletter, available to both our customers and those within the media industry.
USA Moves
Press Moves USA – February 2026
Sportico: Beltran, Luisa joins as Sports Deals Reporter. Sportico: Lowry, Tom joins as Executive Editor.CBS News: Lynch, Sarah joins as Senior Justice Department Correspondent. NBC News: Olshan, Jeremy joins as Managing Editor. NBC News: Canal, Alexandra joins as...
Press Moves USA – January 2026
The Wall Street Journal: Crow, David joins as Deputy Editor-in-Chief. The Wall Street Journal: Whitaker-Moore, Aja joins as Deputy Editor-in-Chief. Axios: Bragg, Julianna joins as Breaking News Reporter.The New York Times: Bhasin, Kim joins as Retail Correspondent....
Press Moves USA – November 2025
CBS News: Forelle, Charles joins as Deputy Editor in Chief. The New York Times: Dance, Scott joins as Climate Adaptation Correspondent. The New York Times: Templin, Jacob joins as Senior Producer. Fast Company: Heilweil, Rebecca joins as Senior Writer. The New York...
UK Moves
Press Moves UK – February 2026
Muddy Stilettos: Jane, Rachel joins as Editor. Glamour UK: London, Bianca joins as Contributing Editor. Hello! Magazine: Stark, George joins as Associate Editor. Glamour UK: Morgan, Lucy joins as Co-Digital Director and Purpose Director.The Guardian UK: Datoo, Siraj...
Press Moves UK – January 2026
Olive Magazine: Roxburgh, Lucy joins as Digital Commissioning Editor. Prima: Lansom, Alicia joins as Entertainment Editor. Femail: Dean, Olivia joins as Assistant Editor, Secrets & Lives.The i Paper: Fradgley, Emma joins as Homepage Editor. The Sunday Times: Leslie,...
Press Moves UK – November 2025
Radio Times: Adams, Michael joins as Soaps Editor.Offshore Technology: Thomas, Eve joins as Reporter.ITV Channel News: Vincent, William joins as Assistant Content Editor.Bella: Jones, Lesley joins as Acting Brand Editor. House & Garden: Sarup, Pratyush joins as...
Canada Moves
Press Moves Canada – August 2025
The Travel: Perring, Sharon joins as Reporter.Financial Post: Marr, Garry joins as columnist. National Post: Moran, Tracy joins as Editor.
Press Moves Canada – July 2025
Thomson Reuters: Rozen, Courtney joins as DOGE Reporter.Financial Post: Lau, Yvonne joins as Journalist.
Press Moves Canada – June 2025
The Globe and Mail: Saba, Rosa joins as Digital Editor. The Toronto Star: D. Plante, Frédérik-Xavier joins as Investigative Reporter. CBC Radio: Sze, Jeffrey joins as Story Editor, Hanomansing Tonight.
Media Layoffs and Closures
August 2026, Columbia House to cease operations after 71 years
Columbia House, the long-running mail-order music and media club founded in 1955, announced it will shut down on September 15, 2026 after more than seven decades in business. Once a dominant direct-to-consumer channel for records, CDs and later DVDs, the company...
August 2026, Brandon ‘Bigg B’ Hickman let go from Coast 97.3 after nearly two decades
Cumulus Media has cut ties with longtime Coast 97.3 personality Brandon “Bigg B” Hickman amid budget reductions, ending a nearly 20‑year run that included program director duties and a popular afternoon show. The departure is one of several staffing changes in radio...
August 2026, Scripps cuts nearly 270 TV news jobs in as it looks to AI and streaming
E.W. Scripps Company announced a reduction of about 268 positions across its broadcast television operations as part of a transformation emphasizing automation, artificial intelligence and streaming. The cuts affect newsroom and production roles and are framed by...
Press Moves USA – November 2024
CNN (Cable News Network): Ben Hunte joins as International Anchor and Correspondent.Morning Brew: Tricia Crimmins joins as Reporter. Bloomberg News: Nadja Popovich joins as Senior Editor. Adweek: Alison Weissbrot joins as Executive Editor. Inc. Magazine: Rebecca...
Press Moves USA – October 2024
NBC10 Boston: Matt Fortin joins as Weekend Morning Reporter. Fox 9: Chenue Her joins as Morning Anchor.Puget Sound Business Journal: Nick Pasion joins as Technology Reporter. Portland Business Journal: Sara Edwards joins as Commercial Real Estate.Bloomberg News:...
Press Moves USA – September 2024
Morning Brew: Vidhi Choudhary joins as Retail Reporter.National Geographic TV: Geoffrey Gagnon joins as VP, Executive Editor.Bloomberg Television: Courtney Brogle joins as Desk Producer.FOX Weather: Mike Seidel joins as Meteorologist and Storm Specialist.The New York...
Press Moves USA – August 2024
Local 12: Sydney Hawkins joins as Weekend Anchor/Reporter. 6 WBRC: David Flynt joins as Television News Producer.Inc. Magazine: Rob Verger joins as Senior Editor. Bloomberg News: Dave Sebastian joins as Asia Equity Capital Markets Reporter. Sports Business Journal:...
Press Moves USA – July 2024
Morning Brew: Nicole Ortiz joins as Health Care Editor.Associated Press: Steven Grattan joins as Amazon Reporter/Correspondent. Associated Press: Sarah Parvini joins as Artificial Intelligence Reporter.Decrypt.co: Sebastian Sinclair joins as Asia Editor.The Washington...
Press Moves USA – June 2024
CBS News: Lucia Sang has been named as Associate Managing Editor POLITICO: Chris Marquette has been named as Transportation Reporter. CBS News: Emily Pandise has been named as News Anchor/Reporter.News Center Maine 6: Leeann Stapelton has been named as...
Press Moves USA – May 2024
ABC 33/40: Jeff Cox has been named as News Director. Houston Public Media PBS: Colleen DeGuzman has been named as Enterprise Reporter. WISC-TV 3: Meryl Hubbard has been named as Badger Beat Reporter. Mail Online US- West Coast: Marjorie Hernandez has been named as...
Press Moves USA – April 2024
The Washington Post: Patrick Svitek joins as Politics Breaking News Reporter. The Times of Northwest Indiana: Alex Dalton joins as Municipal Reporter.Mail Online US - West Coast: Marjorie Hernandez joins as News Editor. NPR (National Public Radio): Obed Manuel joins...
Press Moves UK – November 2024
City AM: Rupert Hargreaves joins as Managing Editor.Bloomberg News: Bruce Einhorn joins as Business of Space Reporter/Editor. Bloomberg News: Saksha Menezes joins as Multimedia Producer, The Big Take. Bloomberg News: Sana Pashankar joins as Space Reporter.Marie...
Press Moves UK – October 2024
ITV News: Theo Chikomba joins as Early Presenter.City AM: Saskia Koopman joins as Journalist/Reporter.Bloomberg News: Amber Tong joins as Asia Pharma Reporter.ELLE UK: Augustine Hammond joins as Fashion Features Writer. Ideal Home: Kezia Reynolds joins as News Writer....
Press Moves UK – September 2024
The Sunday Times: Roisin Kelly joins as Commissioning Editor, News Review. The Daily Mail: Jane Matthews joins as Assistant News Editor. The Telegraph UK: Timothy Sigsworth joins as News Reporter.The Scotsman: Joshua King joins as Head of Business.Netmums: Joanna...
Press Moves UK – August 2024
Daily Express: Karen Price joins as Assistant Editor (Screen Time). Telegraph Sport: Jack de Menezes joins as Sports Editor (News and Live). The Sun: Matt Breen joins as Deputy Editor. The Telegraph UK: Pui-Guan Man joins as Business Correspondent. The Telegraph...
Press Moves UK – July 2024
The i Paper: Clare Wilson joins as Science Writer. The i Paper: Callum Mason joins as Deputy Money Editor. The i Paper: Grace Gausden joins as Money and Business Editor. The Guardian: Hannah Al-Othman joins as Northern Correspondent. Daily Mirror: Cally Brooks joins...
Press Moves UK – June 2024
BBC World News: Ruth Comerford joins as Journalist.Classic FM: Margherita Taylor joins as Presenter. BBC News & Current Affairs: Charlotte Edwards has been named as Business Journalist. Hits Radio: Mike Toolan has been named as Drivetime Host. GB News: Hemma...
Press Moves UK – May 2024
The Daily Telegraph: Poppy Wood has been named as Education Editor.Stylist: Susanne Norris has been named as Deputy Digital Editor.Daily Record: Jolene Campbell joins as Reporter at Large.
Press Moves UK – April 2024
BBC World News: Hafsa Khalil has been named as Digital News Journalist. The Guardian: Deborah Cole has been named as Berlin Correspondent. KentOnline: Louis Walker has been named as Reporter. Daily Record: Jolene Campbell has been named as Reporter at Large.Stylist:...
Press Moves Canada – May 2024
Le Quotidien: Jean-François Tremblay has been named as Journaliste.La Presse: Claudia Vachon joins as Journaliste au pupitre.
Press Moves Canada – April 2024
Le Quotidien: Jean-François Tremblay has been named as Journalist.La Presse: Claudia Vachon joins as Journaliste au pupitre.
July 2026, Ryan Clark was in the middle of a show when ESPN laid him off
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...
July 2026, 30 jobs to be cut at Nine in shift to ‘digital-first future’
Nine Entertainment announced a round of cuts at its newspaper operations as part of a strategic shift toward digital publishing. The company said approximately 30 roles would be eliminated amid a restructure intended to accelerate digital-first workflows and reduce...
July 2026, Rogers Sports & Media Shuts Down News Radio Stations in Vancouver and Other Cities, Laying Off 80 Employees
Rogers Sports & Media abruptly closed several local radio newsrooms — including CityNews Vancouver and stations in Calgary, Kitchener and Halifax — and laid off roughly 80 staff. The shutdowns came with minimal notice: some employees learned of closures during...
July 2026, News 12 cuts back Connecticut newsroom amid layoffs — Stamford Advocate
News 12 announced reductions that will scale back locally produced programming in Connecticut, combining broadcast news for multiple regions into a single consolidated segment. The parent company framed the changes as a response to shifting audience behaviour and...
July 2026, Corus cuts 43 TV jobs, expanding news deserts in Western Canada — Canada NewsWire
Corus Entertainment announced the elimination of 43 unionized television positions as part of a broader reorganization. Most of the affected roles are in Western Canada; Corus says the changes are intended to improve efficiency and sustain local news delivery, while...
July 2026, New York’s Howard Stern Sends a Dozen Blindsided Staffers Home Immediately After Cold Zoom Layoffs Gut His Legendary Radio Show: ‘Doesn’t Need That Much Content’
Howard Stern’s SiriusXM program reduced its production from three new shows per week to one following a summer restructuring. About a dozen staffers were notified via a Zoom call and sent home with severance; remaining roles will support a smaller weekly show...
July 2026, BBC Breakfast schedule changes and broader BBC cuts announced — The Irish Sun
The BBC announced a package of cost-saving measures that will reshape programming and staffing across news operations. As part of the changes, BBC Breakfast will stop broadcasting on Sunday mornings from September, prompting presenter departures and role...
July 2026, BBC to axe arts and culture channel BBC4 and invest in YouTube and TikTok
The BBC announced substantial cost-saving measures that include cutting around 2,000 jobs and closing niche services such as BBC3 and BBC4 as part of a broader reallocation of resources toward digital platforms like YouTube and TikTok. Management framed the shift as a...
July 2026, Charter to discontinue Town and Country network operations center; 107 layoffs planned
Charter Communications announced it will discontinue operations at a network operations center in Town and Country and expects to lay off 107 employees, primarily network engineers and regional management, with an effective date in September. Charter says the building...
July 2026, 213 Employees Laid off at ZeniMax Online Studios and 166 at ZeniMax Media
A WARN filing and reporting reveal that hundreds of roles were eliminated across ZeniMax divisions in Maryland, with ZeniMax Online Studios and ZeniMax Media hit especially hard. The story links these layoffs to the wider wave of job cuts announced across Xbox-owned...
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