A former CBS News producer accused network of race-based layoffs in a viral TikTok, claiming only people of color were terminated while White staffers were relocated to other positions.

Emmy Award-winning CBS News Texas (KTVT) Dallas-Fort Worth evening anchor Nicole Baker was a part of the recent layoffs at Paramount and is leaving the station after three and a half years, she announced Thursday, Oct. 30, on Facebook.

Veteran anchor Gayle King may leave "CBS Mornings" amid a sweeping overhaul and layoffs after the controversial Paramount Skydance merger, according to reports. King is expected to leave the CBS weekday morning show as her contract approaches expiration in May 2026,

The newsroom downsizing comes as Paramount Skydance lays off 1,000 employees throughout the newly merged company

Paramount Skydance is laying off about 10% of its workforce, achieving some of the cost savings that CEO David Ellison promised investors when he took charge of the media company over the summer.

The widely anticipated job cuts come just months after the Trump administration greenlit the creation of the company following Skydance’s bid for the storied entertainment group.

Paramount will slash roughly 1,000 jobs on Wednesday, Fox News Digital has confirmed. A headcount reduction has been expected since Paramount Global and Skydance merged earlier this year, putting CEO David Ellison in charge of the newly formed Paramount,

John Dickerson, co-anchor of CBS Evening News who has been with the network since 2009, said that he is exiting at the end of this year. “I am extremely grateful for all that CBS gave me— the work, the audience’s attention and the honor of being a part of the network’s history— and I am