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- Longtime Chicago investigative reporter Pam Zekman’s 39-year run at CBS 2 Chicago ended Wednesday. Zekman was among 12 or more reporters, anchors and other employees laid off by the local CBS television affiliate WBBM, as first reported by the Daily Herald’s Robert Feder.
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Feb 13, 2017 · Josh Elliott, a CBS daytime anchor for about a year, was fired on Monday and escorted out of the building by security. He had made an emotional farewell announcement to viewers on Friday without informing CBS executives beforehand.
May 28, 2020 · Veteran reporter Pam Zekman was laid off after nearly 40 years with WBBM-Channel 2, according to Robert Feder. Journalists and observers reacted online to the layoffs, calling them a "crying shame" and a "brutal" blow to the industry.
May 28, 2020 · Zekman, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, was among 12 or more employees let go by the local CBS affiliate amid declining revenue due to COVID-19. She had worked at CBS 2 since 1981 and at the Sun-Times and Tribune before that.
- Ben Pope
- Chicago Blackhawks Reporter
- bpope@suntimes.com
Pam Zekman, a Pulitzer winning investigative reporter, is among the on air names sent packing in late May 2020 as part of a restructuring effort. The station also cut morning co-anchor Erin Kennedy, morning meteorologist Megan Glaros, sports anchor Megan Mawicke and reporters Mike Puccinelli and Mai Martinez.
Apr 8, 2022 · The web page covers various media topics, but does not mention any news of a fired anchor at CBS 2. It only reports that Brad Edwards will shift to a new role as anchor for CBS News Chicago and investigative reporter.
Jan 1, 2022 · Irika Sargent is a CBS 2 Chicago news anchor and reporter who has won Emmy and Murrow awards. She joined CBS 2 in 2015 from CBS Miami and has a law degree from Cornell.
May 28, 2020 · CBS News Chicago laid off veteran reporter Pam Zekman, who had been at the station for nearly 40 years. The layoffs were part of ViacomCBS's restructuring and adaptation to COVID-19 changes.
