*Greene, Martin out at KCBS

Both Harold Greene and Ann Martin have decided to retire when their contracts expire on June 1, the Daily News is reporting. In all, 10-15 people have lost their jobs at KCBS (Channel 2) and sister station KCAL (Channel 9). Variety is reporting that reporters Jennifer Sabih and Jennifer Davis were among those who were let go. The local departures add to the job cuts that have been reported at several CBS stations, including NY, Chicago, Boston and SF. The cuts at CBS O&O stations were related to the financial performance of the station group, a CBS station executive told the NYT.

The cuts have generally been in the range from 3 percent to 5 percent of each station’s staff, with Boston’s WBZ apparently instituting the biggest reduction, paring about 20 positions. Chicago’s WBBM cut about 17 jobs; San Francisco’s KPIX dropped 14 positions; Philadelphia’s KYW cut 12, Pittsburgh’s KDKA and Sacramento’s KOVR both dropped 10 and KCNC in Denver 6. In addition, stations in Los Angeles, Dallas and Minneapolis cut an undisclosed number of positions. In all those cases, on-air staff members were dropped, including many long-time reporters familiar to viewers in those cities. That was also the case at WCBS in New York. Included on the list for that station’s cutbacks were two long-time reporters, Andrew Kirtzman and Scott Weinberger.

Greene and Martin, who had come to KCBS from KABC some years ago, command hefty pay packages.

*Update: Not sure about context, but here's a nugget from THR:

Sources said Martin on Monday walked off the 4 p.m. telecast after hearing about the cuts. She and Greene, whose contracts were coming up for renewal, co-anchor on KCAL's 4 p.m. newscast and KCBS' 6 p.m. news. The two have worked together for years, including at KABC; their salaries are said to be in the millions of dollars. The cuts come as CBS Radford in Studio City, where the duopoly has been located since April 2007, has been undergoing a multimillion-dollar top-floor renovation to house West Coast offices for CBS Corp. chief Leslie Moonves and the company's top TV executives.

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