CBS News to Overhaul Sat. Morning Show
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CBS Saturday Morning” is poised to become the first major casualty of the sweeping cuts hitting CBS News on Wednesday, The Post has learned. The 28-year-old show, which airs nationwide on Saturdays from 7 a.
The new boss of CBS News, anti-woke opinion journalist Bari Weiss, axed a series of its shows Wednesday and fired dozens of staff. Weiss, who was named editor-in-chief of the network when CBS’s new owner David Ellison bought her Free Press website,
The steep cuts to the news division included the entire race and culture unit, two streaming shows and the bureau in Johannesburg. Additionally, the network’s Saturday morning news show was gutted and its two hosts were let go.
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CBS News has faced sweeping job cuts, with reports figuring around 100 jobs on the line under the new era of CEO David Ellison and Weiss. These cuts affected CBS News’ streaming shows that were companions to “CBS Mornings” and “CBS Evening News,” with both being canceled, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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