I'm sure if a major breaking story occurred, they'd be able to get a reporter to cover it. Even if it's one of their anchors.
One other thing they've done in the past is use WCBS reporters as stringers. I'm sure that will continue.
The fact is their budget has shrunk. That's what this thread is about.
I know what the thread is about. I started it.
I'm trying to document these talent departures. No doubt their budget has shrunk. But it is unclear how that is going to affect the on air product.
I've noted before, and on this thread, more specifically, that CBS Radio was extremely top heavy with long tenured, 30 year plus talent that are nearing, at, or have continued working past retirement age.
When these guys, included Raviv, started, they were in their 20s, and have stayed at the network for decades.
As part of the cuts, CBS has eliminated two full time anchor positions. In AM drive doing the live one-minute top of the hour and bottom of the hour updates, and PM drive doing the updates at 6:30PM and 7:30PM Eastern Time.
What we don't know is how many reporter positions in New York and Washington are open, and will be filled with newer, younger, cheaper talent.
So far, we know that there are two Washington National Correspondents and a New York National Correspondent position open, as well as a White House Correspondent position that is open.
Regarding being about to get a reporter to send out if they need one, look at ABC News Radio's experience with that after they shuttered the Washington bureau. When they did it, they put out a press release about all these digital correspondents (positions, I generally support, because these are the guys that are going to be able to function across the multitudes of platforms that people receive their news) that would be filing for ABC from the Washington Bureau.
Until maybe two months ago, these digital correspondents have generally not been filing for radio. If ABC needed something covered, they'd send Aaron Katersky down from New York or fly Jim Ryan in from Dallas. Without a few dedicated voices for the medium, the priority just isn't there. Can CBS avoid that problem - to be determined.