Jeff Glor, ‘CBS Evening News’ Anchor Pushed Out for Norah O’Donnell, Fired in Paramount Bleeding

Former CBS Evening News anchor Jeff Glor — who was replaced by Norah O’Donnell — was retained by the Tiffany Network as part of Tuesday’s sweeping layoff at parent company Paramount Global.

Glor, who held the anchor chair once occupied by Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather from 2017 to 2019, had been relegated to weekend duties as co-anchor of “CBS Saturday Morning” and as a special correspondent for CBS News after being fired from plum. post.

CBS News anchor Jeff Glor was let go from the Tiffany Network on Tuesday as part of broader cost cuts at parent firm Paramount Global. CBS via Getty Images

A source close to the situation speculated that Glor’s salary was “very high” and that he has largely kept to himself, choosing not to play “office politics” or stick around since he was moved to weekend duty. .

CBS and a representative for Glor did not comment. Puck posted the news of Glor’s departure on X.

Glor was ousted from the CBS Evening News amid a fierce internal campaign waged by O’Donnell, as The Post previously reported.

O’Donnell, who co-hosted the network’s morning show with Gayle King, convinced then-CBS News president Susan Zirinsky to give Glor her job and move the ratings-challenged broadcast from New York to Washington, D.C. , the sources said.

The decision turned out to be a costly one for CBS.

Glor was replaced by Norah O’Donnell as anchor of the CBS Evening News in 2019 after an internal campaign for his job. AP

Not only did the network spend thousands to move the show, but the move didn’t change the program’s third-place ratings.

During O’Donnell’s five years at the helm, ratings have fallen roughly 25%, pushing the newscast behind rivals ABC and NBC.

The CBS News anchor announced this summer that O’Donnell would vacate the anchor chair after the presidential election in November.

CBS News is in the throes of layoffs as parent company Paramount Global moves to cut $500 million from its budget. AP

The network will also move the show back to New York in a cost-saving measure and revamp it under CBS News anchor John Dickerson and WCBS anchor Maurice DuBois.

The changes come as CBS parent Paramount is in the throes of laying off 2,000 employees in order to cut $500 million from its budget ahead of its planned merger with Skydance Media, which is expected to be finalized next year.

On Tuesday, Paramount approved the second phase of layoffs, which began in August.

A source speculated that Glor (left), co-host of “CBS Saturday Morning,” was getting paid too much. CBS via Getty Images

The company said 90% of the layoffs would be completed and that the final 10% would come at a later date.

Sources told The Post that the cuts are likely to be completed by the end of 2024, noting that CBS News’ Washington, D.C., bureau will likely take a hit after the election.

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