CBS Radio News Service Shuts Down After 94 Years

0:00On this March 20th in Durham, here's what is making headlines. CBS News is closing its radio news service after nearly 100 years on the air. The move comes as part of layoffs driven by changes in how radio stations program their content and tough economic conditions. The service, which supplies news to around 700 stations nationwide, will wrap up operations on May 22nd. This radio arm dates back to September 1927 when it helped launch the whole CBS network. It played a huge role in early broadcasting history, carrying famous wartime reports from London and becoming a go-to for quick news updates at the top of every hour. Leaders at CBS described the decision as tough but unavoidable in a memo to staff. Radio once dominated news alongside newspapers, especially with events like President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's fireside chats, but it has faded as. Television, online media and podcasts take over. Bari Weiss, the network's editor-in-chief, has been shaking things up since taking

1:03the job. She's brought in new contributors to create more surprising stories and referenced past icons like Walter Cronkite to push for change amid competition. As CBS adapts to a digital world, this shutdown marks the end of a radio era, but the network keeps evolving its news delivery for today's listeners.