GBH layoffs hit 45 staffers less than a month after World cuts - Current
CEO Susan Goldberg attributed the layoffs in part to concerns surrounding federal funding.
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GBH the production company behind Frontline and Nova to cut staff.
GBH in Boston announced Monday that it laid off 45 employees, or 6% of its workforce, attributing the cuts to revenue concerns.
A station spokesperson confirmed that the layoffs affect multiple departments at GBH, which has around 750 workers and is the largest national producer in public media with a portfolio including Frontline, Nova, American Experience and children’s shows.
“GBH is being impacted by several dynamics at once: federal funding cuts, rising costs of doing business, and the need to evolve our work to meet audiences’ needs,” said GBH CEO Susan Goldberg in a statement to Current. “Yesterday, we made structural changes that will cut expenses and our workforce to reduce our budget gap, while also creating high quality content in new ways that will help us reach a broader audience more efficiently.”