{"aiVersion":"1","content":{"id":"cmmzmjkqz0004105hnxkar4wo","slug":"cbs-ends-radio-service-as-newsroom-restructures-20260321","title":"CBS Ends Radio Service as Newsroom Restructures","level":"EASY","publishedAt":"2026-03-21T01:03:22.421Z"},"topic":{"slug":"cbs-ends-radio-service-as-newsroom-restructures-20260321","category":"business"},"article":{"paragraphs":["CBS News will end its radio news service on May 22, 2026. The radio unit provides material to about 700 stations across the country and is nearly 100 years old. Many stations used the top-of-the-hour news roundups and the long-running program World News Roundup, which first aired in 1938.","Editor-in-chief Bari Weiss announced the change to staff. The shutdown comes as CBS cut about 6% of its workforce, or more than 60 people. The radio team’s positions are being eliminated, and affiliates will stop receiving the network’s news feeds after the May date."],"wordCount":93,"readTime":1},"vocabulary":[{"word":"radio","example":"I listen to the radio in the morning.","phonetic":"/ˈreɪ.di.oʊ/","definition":"sound broadcasts sent to many listeners"},{"word":"station","example":"The station plays news each hour.","phonetic":"/ˈsteɪ.ʃən/","definition":"a place or service that sends radio or TV programs"},{"word":"affiliate","example":"My local affiliate airs the national news at noon.","phonetic":"/əˈfɪl.i.ət/","definition":"a local station that carries national news from a network"}],"quiz":[{"answer":"May 22, 2026.","question":"When will the service end?"},{"answer":"Bari Weiss","question":"Who announced the radio change to staff?"},{"answer":"about 700 stations","question":"About how many stations did the unit provide material to?"}],"discussion":[{"question":"Do you listen to news on the radio now? Why or why not?"},{"question":"Have you ever heard a short national radio news update in the morning? What did you think?"},{"question":"What do you think you would miss if a long-running radio program ended?"}]}