![]() KCBS, in particular, has struggled for years in the ratings and has experienced low morale and management turnover. TV station economics were fragile even before the pandemic. Movie studios, retail chains and car makers and dealerships, which typically are heavy buyers of TV station time, have slashed their ad budgets. Since the stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus outbreak, TV stations, newspapers and other local media have been reeling from dramatic cuts in advertising. The station also pared back its investigative unit, although prominent investigative reporter David Goldstein remains with the station. ![]() Several producers and camera operators also were cut. "Our thoughts today are with our departing colleagues for their friendship, service and many important contributions to CBS.” "We are restructuring various operations at CBS as part of our ongoing integration with Viacom, and to adapt to changes in our business, including those related to COVID-19," a CBS spokesman said in a statement. Jennifer Kim, KCBS and KCAL morning traffic reporter, also was let go. She became a primary co-anchor for KCAL's signature newscasts about a decade ago. Tay has been with KCBS and its sister station KCAL-TV Channel 9 for nearly 13 years. On Wednesday, she anchored the station's midday coverage of NASA's planned astronaut launch aboard a SpaceX rocket, which was scrubbed because of weather conditions in Florida. Mitchell, also an Emmy Award-winning journalist, had been with sister station KCAL-TV Channel 9 for nearly 20 years. The familiar weatherman joined KCBS in 2016, providing forecasts during the evening newscasts, and worked more than 15 years at KABC as a meteorologist. Kemp is another fixture in local broadcasting. Since then, the coronavirus shutdowns have weighed heavily on the company's finances. Executives last year told investors the corporate union would bring $750 million in savings. ![]() The Studio City-based KCBS axed about a dozen journalists, part of a companywide cost-cutting that comes nearly six months after the merger of Viacom and CBS. Mundel's departure was separate from the layoffs. Mundel notified the station earlier this month that he had received an offer from Fox Channel 11, and now will provide his reports for the cross-town rival, according to knowledgeable people. The station lost another stalwart, Stu Mundel, the popular aerial journalist who is best known for calling L.A.'s police chases from the station's helicopter.
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