Revisiting the Bloomberg TV/Radio layoffs

Jerry Barmash, who was one of the 100 journalists laid off at Bloomberg Television and Bloomberg Radio two years ago, revisits the decision to cut those jobs and catches back up with some of the workers who lost their jobs.

Writing for FishbowlNY, Barmash notes, “Dozens were let go, but there were a select few that would find their voice again, working in New York radio and on the national scene. Longtime news anchor Mitch Lebe, at Bloomberg Radio (WBBR) through much of the last decade, is back on the air. He’s doing part-time anchoring on WABC-AM for Metro Networks and Westwood One.

“But this focus is on the names you don’t see on TV or hear on your radio. This is a cross-section of some behind the scenes staffers who had to deal with the Bloomberg debacle, and how they’ve recovered, or attempted to, in the ensuing two years.

“For Roslyn Barreaux, a news veteran for decades in New York, the timing of the layoffs (and her new marriage) made the decision for her.

“‘I almost retired a month before the layoff,’ Barreaux admits. ‘So now I am happily enjoying retirement.’

“She feels fortunate that she was ready to begin the next phase of her life.”

Read more here.