Jeff Glor, FormerCBS Evening NewsAnchor, Cut from Network amid Paramount Global Layoffs

Mar. 15, 2025

Jeff Glor.Photo:Gail Schulman/CBS via Getty

Gail Schulman/CBS via Getty

Puck News was the first to report the news onX(formerly known on Twitter) on Tuesday, Sept. 24. According to the outlet, Glor, 49, was “among those being cut in latest round of Paramount job cuts, which target 2,000 positions overall.”

CBS News declined to comment on the report.

Jeff Glor.Gail Schulman/CBS via Getty

Glor is reportedly one of hundreds of employees who received news of the layoffs on Tuesday after the first round of job cuts were made in mid-August.

“Like the entire Media industry, we are working to accelerate streaming profitability while at the same time adjusting to the evolving landscape in our traditional businesses,” Paramount co-CEOs George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins wrote in a memo to employees early Tuesday, perThe Hollywood ReporterandThe Hill.

“In order to set Paramount up for continued success, we are taking these actions, and after today, 90 percent of these reductions will be complete.”

Paramount is the parent company of CBS.

Glor joined CBS News as a correspondent in 2007 and was named anchor forCBS Evening Newsin 2017, before moving toSaturday Morningjust two years later in 2019. He co-hosted the program with Michelle Miller and Dana Jacobson.

He also worked as a correspondent for60 Minutes SportsandCBS This Morningand previously anchoredThe Early Showon weekday mornings in 2011.

Jeff Glor.Tiffany Walling McGarity/CBS via Getty

Tiffany Walling McGarity/CBS via Getty

A source told theNew York Postthat Glor’s “salary was ‘too high’ and that he largely kept to himself, opting not to play “office politics” or stick his neck out much since being moved to weekend duty.”

Additionally, sources told the Post that more layoffs could impact CBS News’ Washington. D.C. bureau after the 2024 presidential election.

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In addition to Glor, Ben Tracy, Anna Werner and Roxana Saberi were also among veteran journalists cut in the latest round of company-wide layoffs, theLos Angeles Timesreported.

source: people.com