CBS Radio News closes shop

   March 20, 2026

(AP) CBS News announced Friday that it will shut down its historic radio news service after nearly a century of operation, bringing a close to a defining chapter in broadcast journalism amid tough economic conditions and the industry’s shift toward digital platforms and podcasts.

The service, which first took to the airwaves in September 1927, served as the foundation for the entire CBS network and launched the career of a young William S. Paley. During World War II, Edward R. Murrow’s gripping rooftop dispatches from London amid the Nazi Blitz captivated American listeners and helped cement CBS’s reputation for excellence in reporting.In recent years, CBS News Radio has supplied content to roughly 700 affiliate stations nationwide, most notably its signature top-of-the-hour news summaries. The operation will cease on May 22. (abcnews.com)

“While this was a necessary decision, it was not an easy one,” CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and president Tom Cibrowski said in a memo to staff. Weiss added that “Radio is woven into the fabric of CBS News and that’s always going to be part of our history.” (wtop.com)

The closure is part of broader cost-cutting measures at the network, including staff layoffs.

Jason Remington

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5 thoughts on “CBS Radio News closes shop”

  1. A sad day

    Bill Taylor • March 20, 2026

    When I started in the business in the mid-1960s, and later as news director at a CBS affiliate, the network was the “North Star” in broadcasting, followed closely by NBC Radio. The latter, which went on the air a year before CBS, was closed down in 1999. And now the death knell for CBS Radio. Unimaginable.

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  2. Oh, and by the way

    jason • March 20, 2026

    CBS News’ homepage did not carry news about the radio division on its homepage.

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  4. Bari Weiss to blame?

    Jason Remington • March 20, 2026

    Decisions. Decisions. Bari Weiss, founder of the Free Press website and without broadcast news experience before being hired by CBS parent Paramount’s new management, has quickly become a headline-maker and polarizing figure in journalism.

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