After seven years on the helm of CBS Saturday Morning, presenters Michelle Miller, 52, and Dana Jacobson, 52, have been axed by the broadcaster within the newest in a collection of cuts. The pair, who joined the present in 2018, are the most recent casualties following the takeover of CBS‘s mother or father firm, Paramount Skydance, by billionaire mogul David Ellison over the summer season. An insider informed Selection that many of the present workers have additionally been given pink slips.
The present’s govt producer, Brian Applegate, was additionally amongst these to be let go. The 28-year-old present, which airs on Saturday mornings from 7 to 9 am, has been cancelled as a part of a radical shake-up. Sources informed the New York Publish that it’s understood the programme is being overhauled by new CBS Information Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss and President Tom Cibrowski.
Ellison has introduced a plan to axe greater than 2,000 staff throughout the organisation. In a memo to workers, he reportedly wrote: “In some areas, we’re addressing redundancies which have emerged throughout the organisation. In others, we’re phasing out roles which can be now not aligned with our evolving priorities, and the brand new construction is designed to strengthen our deal with progress.”
It’s unknown if the cancellation is quick or if the present will air this Saturday, November 1. It has been hit by a rankings decline this yr, dropping 10% in complete viewers to 1.9 million. Miller labored on the Los Angeles Instances within the early Nineties earlier than transferring into broadcasting.
She is married to Marc Morial, the previous mayor of New Orleans and present head of the Nationwide City League. In the meantime, Jacobson spent a decade working at ESPN, the place she appeared on First Take and SportsCenter previous to becoming a member of CBS in 2015.
A supply informed the New York Publish that the broadcaster can also be canceling CBS Mornings Plus, which airs from 9 to 10 am on weekdays. Adriana Diaz and Tony Dokoupil co-host the programme, which reportedly aired its final episode on Friday, October 31.
However they are not the one presenters who’ve been given the chop. CBS Night Information host John Dickerson additionally introduced earlier this week that he can be leaving the community after 16 years.
In complete, 100 positions at CBS Information are being axed. An preliminary spherical of cuts throughout the broadcaster impacted 1,000 workers members throughout varied departments, with one other 1,000 quickly to comply with.
