CBS News Layoffs Trigger Farewell Notices, Words Of Praise For Longtime Reporters

Ted Johnson CBS News president Susan Zirinsky announced a series of changes to the network’s Washington operations, as longtime bureau chief Chris Isham will move to a new role and depart after the election.Isham will take on the role of executive producer of political coverage, but after the election he will be “moving on to his next chapter,” Zirinsky wrote in a memo to staff on Wednesday.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorChristopher Isham, who has been the Washington Bureau chief at CBS News for more than a decade, will cede many of his duties to focus more intently on coverage around the 2020 election before leaving the company at the end of the year.In a memo to staffers, CBS News President Susan Zirinsky said Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, who oversees recruitment and development at the ViacomCBS unit, will serve as an interim head of the bureau while leading the search for its next

Mikhail Prokhorov looks to unload the more than 13,000-seat arena.First reported by Bloomberg, Prokhorov's Onexim Sports and Entertainment is allegedly seeking investors to take over the home arena for the National Hockey League's New York Islanders.

Nikki Bella shocked Artem Chigvintsev with her pregnancy news in a Wednesday, June 10, Total Bellas clip.“Why is there a pregnancy test?” the Dancing With the Stars pro, 37, said in the E! footage while bending down to look at something in their closet. When the former professional wrestler said she was pregnant, the Russian dancer replied, “No, you’re not.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorAs protests over George Floyd’s killing continue around the country, CBS News has set a special on racism and police brutality for this week. Anchored by Good Morning America‘s Gayle King, Justice for All airs at 10 p.m.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorWhen Jim Nantz returns to the task of presenting live golf this weekend, he knows the job will feel nothing like the one he’s done for decades.Viewers typically see Nantz seated alongside analyst Nick Faldo.

Nick Grimshaw was snapped with his sister and oh my do the pair look identical in this Instagram post. The siblings Jane cuddled up together afor the camera and the star shared the snap along with the caption: "with my darling sister," along with five love heart emojis.

Brie Bella and Nikki Bella are winning the internet yet again with their sassy Instagram post flaunting their baby bumps in red dresses. The two sisters have taken twinning to another level as they announced their pregnancy a few days apart from each other.

Amanda Kloots is staying positive about her husband Nick Cordero‘s health condition despite being told that chances he will survive from his coronavirus-related complications are low.

Whilst football news has been dominated by the fact that Premier League football will finally be returning this month, Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niquez has also been in the news, triggering significant transfer speculation after revealing that his 'new club' will be revealed this week.

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Unlike executives atNBCUniversal,Fox Corp.and ABC parent companyDisney, top executives at ViacomCBS have not taken reduced salaries amid the financial challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic — though the company's management ranks have been thinned out in connection with its recent merger.

Nationally-known reporters are among those affected by the CBSViacom layoffs, according to reports.

CBS News was hit hard by a round of corporate cost-cutting that saw "a single-digit percentage" of the network's news staffers laid off, according to an estimate given by network president Susan Zirinsky during a Wednesday afternoon all-hands conference.

is mourning the loss of William Small after his death Sunday following a brief illness unrelated to coronavirus. He was 93. Small served as the network's Washington Bureau Chief from 1962 to 1974 and brought together a team of journalists that would go on to dominate political coverage throughout the turbulent time of the Vietnam War and Watergate. 

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