April—June
July—September
- CBS Information president Ingrid Ciprián-Matthews joined Kim Godwin in departing her broadcast news perch. The announcement of her exit in early July—though Ciprián-Matthews stayed in an advisory position by the November election—got here towards the backdrop of bigger modifications at CBS Information, which can see its guardian firm, Paramount World, merging with Skydance Media in 2025. A brand new leadership team was announced in August with Adrienne Roark entering into Ciprián-Matthews’ position.
- July ended with one other massive change for the Eye Community: CBS Night Information anchor Norah O’Donnell announced that she would be departing the anchor’s chair and segue into a job that might permit for extra long-form interviews and particular tasks. O’Donnell’s farewell is scheduled for Jan. 24 at which level the perpetual third place night newscast will undergo a significant overhaul and return with new co-anchors John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois.
- In early August, CNN media analyst Oliver Darcy joined the ranks of journalists going solo, departing the community to launch his Status newsletter. He’s since damaged a variety of main media tales, including former New York Magazine journalist Olivia Nuzzi‘s alleged affair with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Darcy’s departure additionally set the stage for the return of Reliable Sources founder—and TVNewser creator—Brian Stelter to CNN
- Groundbreaking discuss present host Phil Donahue passed away on Aug. 19 at age 88, inspiring an outpouring of tributes from his mates and contemporaries. Among his many accomplishments, Donahue was the primary host to welcome an brazenly homosexual visitor on his daytime present, humanizing a neighborhood that was nonetheless vilified by society at giant.
- In case you stayed up till the clock struck midnight on Aug. 25, you would have heard the final moments of WCBS 880, New York’s famed all-news radio station. After a fond farewell from Wayne Cabot, the station’s feed converted to an all-sports format powered by ESPN. It was one in every of 2024’s greatest losses for native information, and the top of an establishment that New Yorkers knew and liked for 60 years.
- Talking of establishments, Jorge Ramos announced in September that he’d be ending his four-decade run at Noticias Univision. The co-anchor of Noticiero Univision careworn that it was a mutual determination to half methods. Ramos plans to announce his subsequent transfer after signing off for good later this month.
- The morning present panorama is jolted by Hoda Kotb‘s announcement that she’ll depart the Today show couch early subsequent 12 months, with Craig Melvin taking her place. Whereas Kotb says she needed to spend extra time along with her younger children, other reports suggests that a proposed pay cut might have led to her exit. The information precedes rumblings that ABC News is seeking to decrease prices on GMA because it enters contract negotiations with Robin Roberts, Michael Strahan and George Stephanopoulos.
- Forward of the election, Scripps Information introduced that it would be getting out of the 24/7 news game, leading to over 200 layoffs together with president of reports, Kate O’Brian. Scripps president and CEO Adam Symson cited the dearth of income development as one of many causes for the cuts, spotlighting the more and more tough economics for information retailers not backed by main firms or a robust subscriber base.
