Overview
- Variety reports, citing four people with knowledge of the situation, that Gayle King is expected to leave the anchor desk next year, with the possibility of shifting to a new role producing programming for the network.
- A CBS News spokesperson says there have been no talks about King's contract, which runs through May 2026, and describes her as a valued part of the organization.
- Paramount Skydance is restructuring with about 1,000 job cuts company‑wide, and roughly 100 at CBS News, including cancellations of the CBS Mornings Plus and CBS Evening News Plus streams and an overhaul of CBS Saturday Morning with co-anchors Michelle Miller and Dana Jacobson exiting.
- CBS Evening News co-anchor John Dickerson announced he will leave the network at the end of the year as programming and personnel changes accelerate.
- The shakeup follows Bari Weiss's appointment as editor-in-chief of CBS News and has prompted internal scrutiny, including reports and staff claims that cuts heavily affected the Race & Culture unit and multiple women of color.